commonwealth
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From there the King and Queen will visit Virginia, before heading to the commonwealth country of Bermuda.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
So people don’t hear about the bills she actually did sign — legislation to lower energy costs, strengthen schools, make housing more affordable and attract billions in business investment to the commonwealth.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
A former CIA officer who flipped a swing House district in northern Virginia twice, Spanberger has now been governor of the commonwealth for roughly four months.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
The commonwealth has had four consecutive years of surpluses, collectively totaling $9.7 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
His childhood was full of them; his very body was an empty hall echoing with sonorous defeated names; he was not a being, an entity, he was a commonwealth.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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