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ordinary

[awr-dn-er-ee] / ˈɔr dnˌɛr i /




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But Buffett wasn’t actually suggesting ordinary savers should make concentrated stock bets the way he did at Berkshire Hathaway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Going public -- known as an IPO, or initial public offering -- means ordinary investors can buy a slice of a company for the first time.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

That elephant doesn’t really exist in the ordinary sense.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

But as the middle-class splinters along generational lines, other political experts warn that many ordinary Angelenos feel increasingly shut out of L.A. politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

It was just an ordinary day in late April—a little bit cloudy with some sprinkles here and there.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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