ordinary

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According to the tankan, major manufacturers forecast a roughly 2% drop in ordinary profits this fiscal year, based on the assumption that the dollar will average 148.88 yen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"It's a symbolic gesture that won't have any real impact on the economy for ordinary Cubans," he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The explosion was not visible in ordinary light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

I imagine her somewhere ordinary and extraordinary at once, living a life not defined solely by the morning her heart stopped.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Truly, even by his ordinary standards, what he was doing was useless; there was no escaping Ashmodai’s notice, and there was no getting off that stage.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny