commons

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By the time of her death she was refusing to drink, despite desperate efforts to hydrate her, and the inquest was told this was sign of hydrophobia, a fear of water commons in rabies cases.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Succession concluded before generative A.I. overcame the creative commons, but it’s likely the budget-slashing Tom would have readily embraced the tech much as D’Amaro has.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

The sum of all this is a tragedy of the education commons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

The Free Table began as a kind of informal commons, a collision point of surplus and need.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

Only four men were left in the fight now, and there was small doubt whom king and commons favored.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin