typical case

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A typical case often involves importers arguing over how goods are classified when they enter the U.S. because it affects the amount of duties owed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Al-Ribat al-Gharbi school near Aden, in Yemen's government-controlled south, is a typical case, with lengthy power outages, no water supplies and a lack of trained teachers.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Consider the fairly typical case of the guy police caught outside a scrap-metal recycler at 5 a.m.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Though this isn’t the typical case for an unlawful restraint charge, the plain language of the Texas statute appears to fits the conduct as we understand it.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2022

I mention him simply because his was a typical case.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro