conventional
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Such an operation wouldn’t necessarily be a conventional military attack, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
His wife, and co-accused, Lady Eleanor Donaldson was not by his side or in court at all, having been found unfit to face a conventional trial on mental health grounds.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Federal Housing Administration loans are typically easier to qualify for than conventional mortgages and allow credit scores as low as 500 with a 10% down payment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
Supporters admired his willingness to cut interest rates and keep them low even as unemployment rates fell, which conventional wisdom said would cause inflation to spiral out of control.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
But the war had modified even his standards; all forms of physical exercise had become conventional for the Duration.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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