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@leggy_blonde
yes, not uncommon at all and the wall is definitely loadbearing.
The big wall plate will be working as a continuous beam spreading the load to the new and existing studs under. There are the same amount of studs as original, albeit not as strong nor as well restrained.
Get a structural engineer in to design a solution to open that up properly.