by ordinary
Example Sentences
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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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