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communal

[kuh-myoon-l, kom-yuh-nl] / kəˈmyun l, ˈkɒm yə nl /


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Communal facilities include spaces for ceramics and textiles; painting and photography; community gatherings; and even an indoor farm with a public seed bank, helping provide local food, art materials and textile fibers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

Communal areas were neglected, lifts didn’t work and repairs went unfixed, Michele says.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024

Johnson: Communal reaction is a big part of any Loop and a huge part of this story, as is the role of the media.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2022

Communal hatreds run deep, and inequality can’t be erased by the good intentions of individuals.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022

Communal sing-alongs had a faintly coercive quality—that way strangers had of catching each other’s eye as their voices rose—which she was determined to resist.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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