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ordinarily

[awr-dn-air-uh-lee, awr-dn-er-uh-lee] / ˌɔr dnˈɛər ə li, ˈɔr dnˌɛr ə li /


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Cancer also involves abnormal cell behavior, including failures in the mechanisms that ordinarily regulate cell growth and division.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

We’ve met such men before, and I’m ordinarily allergic to films in which actors cry in an effort to make the audience cry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“You can sometimes see authors chasing a trend rather than writing what they would ordinarily write, hoping their book will go viral,” Friedman says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

It was an unusually intense mobilization around an ingredient whose primary job is ordinarily to provide a little cold crunch between seasoned beef and sour cream.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

We could use some more ice over here!” it gave me a fresh perspective on how much the Sherpas ordinarily did for us, and how little we truly appreciated it.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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