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  "id": "usually.temporal",
  "term": "usually",
  "sense": "temporal",
  "pos": "adjective",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 2,
  "arena": "languge",
  "domain": "frequency",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "in most times that a pattern repeats",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "pattern.regularity",
      "repeats.action",
      "time.dimension"
    ],
    "interaction": "the regular pattern together with its repetition over time makes an occurrence happen most of the time",
    "novel_properties": [
      "high likelihood",
      "expected recurrence",
      "statistical majority"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The International Space Station adjusts its orbit every few weeks to counteract atmospheric drag and maintain altitude.",
      "domain": "engineering"
    },
    {
      "text": "Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico each winter, usually arriving within a two-week window despite generational turnover.",
      "domain": "biology"
    },
    {
      "text": "The New York Stock Exchange opens at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on weekdays, usually without delay for over a century.",
      "domain": "institutions"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "id": "regular.frequency",
      "type": "abstracts",
      "note": "usually abstracts the idea of regular frequency"
    }
  ],
  "used_by": [],
  "forms": [
    "usually"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-usually.temporal"
}