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Example Sentences
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Paula Jimenez, a 22-year-old saleswoman in the Peruvian capital Lima, said the political crisis was "secondary" compared to the everyday problems of ordinary people.
From Barron's
However, Huppert emphasised the social symbolism of a vampire aristocracy that draws its power by feeding on ordinary mortals.
From Barron's
That may be of little comfort to ordinary Russians, who will still feel the effects in their pockets.
From BBC
Despite receiving a lower share of their total donations from middle-income households, most civic associations still depend more on contributions of money and time from ordinary Americans than from very wealthy ones.
This made the matching letters about being one of the missing seem more like a coincidence, more like an ordinary seventh-grade prank.
From Literature
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