ordinary people

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Macron's Renaissance party has often been criticised for its weak local roots, and Attal chose to launch his presidential bid in rural France to send a message of solidarity with ordinary people.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The case asks whether the Fourth Amendment still means what Americans think it means as surveillance becomes automated, invisible, and broad enough to treat entire groups of ordinary people as searchable by default.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Ever since British geologists extracted diamonds in the 1930s, the country's mineral wealth has rarely reached ordinary people.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

But Gorsuch’s interviews have not been confined to “the stories of ordinary people willing to do extraordinary things,” as the book jacket reads.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

But as the fund received more press attention, ordinary people gave amounts as small as a dollar.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow