ordinary people
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Like the boy in Greek mythology who flew too close to the sun, originalists sometimes lose sight of what constitutional text would have meant to ordinary people when those provisions were adopted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
She found that Oz had a gift for explaining preventive medicine to ordinary people.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
It urbanised, ordinary people turned into entrepreneurs and businesses took off for the first time in the Communist nation.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
“I believe there is power in ordinary people speaking the truth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
‘They’re bound to look like ordinary people, else they’d be seen at once,” she explained.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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