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common

[kom-uhn] / ˈkɒm ən /




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It willfully tries to make something seem lowest common denominator, so that there can be a community based around that thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

That practice has become so common that it yielded its own name in Khmer—bingvul loy, or “cycling money.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

One common tactic is to present a military contract as a normal job, Vaskin said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

A common scenario involves an executive calling up a former colleague who happened to work with one of the leading job applicants in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

However, in the spirit of compromise, Duane will use common names of flowers, and I will add descriptions.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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