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conventional

[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl] / kənˈvɛn ʃə nl /




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Eleanor Donaldson, wife of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Donaldson, had faced a trial of the facts after being found unfit for a conventional trial on mental health grounds.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Many experts argue for similar conventional measures for AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

With the device, Snap aims to offer a middle ground between VR headsets like Meta's Quest 3 and lightweight AI smart glasses offered by rivals which look more like conventional glasses.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

The conventional gold model says hotter inflation increases the probability of higher interest rates, raising the opportunity cost of owning a nonyielding asset like gold.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

He explained that if they were up any higher, at the conventional level for pictures, the smaller children wouldn’t be able to see them.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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