ordinary
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But the dividend aristocrats managed to beat the wider index, as long as those steady divis were reinvested—something an ordinary investor can do automatically by updating the settings in their brokerage account.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Unlike ordinary light pulses that gradually spread out, solitons maintain their shape as they move.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Pedro Leal, a 65-year-old retiree, accused Washington of hurting ordinary Cubans.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Behind the screens are ordinary civilians – mothers, taxi drivers and veterans.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
It was just a plain ordinary unmarked letter addressed to Jonah.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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