typical

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With a typical custodial account, the brokerage turns control over to the child at the transfer age, often 18, 21 or 25 depending on the state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Streaming platforms usually release shorter seasons, often with six to 10 episodes — about half the episode order of a typical cable TV series.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

On the typical home price of $400,000, this reduction amounts to a loss of $20,000, and the losses would be greater for older sellers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

When Labour came to power, the energy price cap for a typical family in Scotland, England and Wales paying by direct debit and on a dual fuel contract was £1,568 a year.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

An older Black woman, somewhere between typical auntie and typical grandma age—hair braided along the edges of her face and pinned into a low bun—greeted them, smiling broadly.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith