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typically

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adverb

in a way that serves as or conforms to a type:
The study examines the eating patterns of both typically developing children and those who have intellectual or developmental delays.
commonly or characteristically:
A Florida thunderstorm typically works like this: lightning and thunder, torrential rain, gusty winds, and then it’s all over in about 5 to 10 minutes.

Yes, we do typically do better than Europe (and Canada, too, which is frequently awful on this score).

As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

The genetic material can grow quickly, but are typically riddled with errors or defects.

A woman typically starts her life with millions of eggs but only 400 or so will ever undergo ovulation.

But in more middle-class and working-class neighborhoods, sessions are typically a fourth of that price.

Rainfall typically is abundant and well-distributed throughout the year.

The village itself is commendably old-fashioned and typically English of the eighteenth century.

He had preserved a typically British aloofness during the voyage, and he had never spoken to her.

The country bordering Victoria Nyanza is typically tropical; the rainfall exceeds 60 in.

It occurred to Sylvia that but for his mustache his face would have been almost typically Indian.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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