ordinary
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Instead, the wows come from good stagings of ordinary action: a car crash, a gripped crucifix, a hideout crowded with jostling, thrumming musical instruments.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
A "very ordinary" bear was the first iteration of the company's now-booming plush charms, sharing a market with Chinese toymaker Pop Mart's wildly popular Labubus.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
That elephant doesn’t really exist in the ordinary sense.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
As with extraordinary men like Michelangelo, so with ordinary men like me.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“And really, it’s ghastly what we have to do to make our features show up on the screen. Completely different from what we’d wear out and about on an ordinary day.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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