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ordinary people

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Ordinary people are everyday individuals who are not famous, powerful, or elite. They make up most of society, living common lives with typical jobs, worries, and hopes.

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Alfred North Whitehead, Process and Reality (New York: The Free Press, 1978), 15. It is the task of religion to make philosophy applicable to the everyday lives of ordinary people. Source: Internet

"Also, on Eskom, the on and off of Eskom, it affects economic growth, it affects the livelihoods of ordinary people. Source: Internet

And unlike other superheroes of the 1960s—who are the exception among ordinary people in their respective worlds—Herbert's characters grow their powers through "the application of mystical philosophies and techniques." Source: Internet

As doubts and uncertainties are exploited, ordinary people are lost in the gap between what we know about the virus and what we are still discovering as the pandemic unfolds. Source: Internet

A movement cannot spread so organically and widely across Nigeria if it does not legitimately reflect the grievances of ordinary people. Source: Internet

Following the war, Shinto shrines tended to focus on helping ordinary people gain better fortunes for themselves through maintaining good relations with their ancestors and other kami. Source: Internet

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