Recent Examples on the WebWhat Is a Tea Towel? Unlike your run-of-the-mill, super-absorbent bath or hand towels, tea towels are generally flat-woven from linen or cotton.—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024 This revolutionary idea challenged the prevailing scientific view of the brain as the seat of higher thought and emotion, and not as a run-of-the-mill endocrine gland.—Eryn Brown, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024 Lopez is also given advice by a group of friends, ordinary, run-of-the-mill mortals who show up from time to time.—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024 This was true not only of run-of-the-mill Jews but of intellectuals and writers as well.—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024 Garland broke his jaw on what looked like a run-of-the-mill play.—Tom Withers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024 By far, the best feature of the board is the attachment, which transforms it from a run-of-the-mill design with a triangular end to an extra-wide work surface for heavier work and large items.—Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2024 After all, celebrity endorsements are run-of-the-mill in presidential campaigns and Swift has over the years waded more deeply into political waters, encouraging her fans to turn out and vote.—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024 What color should my vaginal discharge normally be? Your run-of-the-mill discharge throughout most of the month will have a whitish or clear color, says Dr. Arnold.—Mara Santilli, SELF, 26 Jan. 2024
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