ordinarily
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At temperatures approaching absolute zero, a small crack that might ordinarily be accommodated by the metal changing shape can instead spread and cause a fracture.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Gauntlett specifically looks for brands that shoppers “wouldn’t be able to walk into a department store and ordinarily see.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
You or your husband would not ordinarily receive both full retirement benefits added together.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Tides in Southern California are expected to be 1 foot to 1.5 feet above what would ordinarily be expected without the abnormally warm ocean temperatures wrought by El Niño.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
This has been observed not only in the United States but in the far northern parts of Sweden and Finland, where the diet is ordinarily deficient in vitamins.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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