ordinary people

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Meanwhile, ordinary people are trying to make the rent and are worried about affordability.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Then 60,000 ordinary people tried with play money and did even worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Another link between EL and the Takbir Foundation underlines how the handler and his fake groups sought to provoke and divide ordinary people.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

“And it gives me so much inspiration to be a part of it, a movement powered not by cynicism or political insiders, but by ordinary people who still believe Los Angeles is worth fighting for.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

It was ordinary people who wanted change and demanded it.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell