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Stretch, Strategy’s main security—80 percent of which is held by ordinary retail investors—sounds like a dream investment vehicle for someone looking for financial stability.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

Richard Charter, an Ocean Foundation senior fellow, told me in Bodega a decade ago that the California coast is “a public miracle” that was protected by ordinary people who saw it as “a global treasure.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

The demographic profile of this assemblage is too singular to be explained by ordinary mortality.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

The attacks were in many cases guided by tips sent by ordinary Iranians, Israeli security officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

“And you can get in touch with the—with the big ship by ordinary radio, Mr. Ai?”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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