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It was a backlash against millionaires who were profiting off the backs of ordinary people.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, the perversion of ordinary goods to serve a fully militarized state is encapsulated in the difficulty the boy has in finding white flour: None is available because it’s being used to stanch wounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Outside court, Saffrine Duggan said her husband - who is being held in a maximum security prison - is "an ordinary Australian going about his business who broke no Australian law".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Another distinction is that exposure to private credit among insurance companies and pension funds — keys to ordinary Americans’ financial security — “remains very small,” Adrian said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
The mobile home buyer, unlike the ordinary home buyer, couldn’t expect to refinance in two years and take money out.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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