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As Amicus delved into popular constitutionalism—the process by which ordinary people shape constitutional meaning—we came across Lyle Cherneff’s work on a largely forgotten American story that captures the concept in action.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The court ruled that Johnson & Johnson, a financially healthy company, didn’t belong in bankruptcy court and forced the case back into ordinary litigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
If the market experiences a significant downturn, is it really appropriate to withdraw from the traditional IRA or inherited IRA, given that those withdrawals are taxed as ordinary income?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Giant sequoias remain naturally resistant to ordinary fire, but the study shows that even these exceptionally durable trees are vulnerable when flames become intense enough.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
I let her and Dad talk about ordinary things: how his flight was, what food they’ve been serving her in the hospital.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
The only way in which ordinary shares can become ADRs is if someone were to convert ADRs to ordinaries and create room.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ms. Wolfe started digging there and in other archives, and so far has gathered a dozen unknown or forgotten depictions of the arms in heraldic reference works called alphabets and ordinaries.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2016
Photograph: Courtesy of Susan Faludi If someone were to ask me to declare my identity, I’d say that, along with such ordinaries as nationality and profession, I am a woman and I am a Jew.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2016
What actually constitutes "immodest fashion" the Twelve Orders leave to be construed by the local ordinaries of dioceses, as circumstances may require.
From Time Magazine Archive
Notable ordinaries of arms are those of Papworth and Renesse, companions to the armorials of Burke and Rietstap.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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