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That pattern is the reverse of what became more common in later animal evolution.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Experts at a burns centre say injuries such as this are becoming increasingly common and warned beach goers to take precautions.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Lucie Green went all the way to Antarctica in 2021, only to be thwarted by that common enemy of eclipse chasers: clouds.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Take Pfizer, one of the highest-yielding common stocks in the S&P 500 at 6.9%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“She acts as if we were some common family of no name or reputation, who must pile our rubles on the table in advance of any service!”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
For all his introspection, Dunk wrongfully justifies his own survival as a transaction — a king-to-be traded for a commoner.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
Even if he were simply a "commoner", his past relationship with the Royal Family and the place would be enough to draw the monarchy into the controversy.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
One compares her to baseball star Shohei Ohtani, another praises her as a "commoner prime minister".
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
LONDON—It was supposed to be the moment a shamed prince was reduced to humble commoner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
They say those gentlemen hate Captain Smith because he is a commoner who has no special respect for nobles.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
"Melanoma, the most dangerous skin cancer, is now the fifth commonest cancer in the UK."
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
So-called hyperemesis gravidarum is the commonest cause of admission to hospital of women in the first three months of pregnancy.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023
Rampant, unchecked militarism, as historian Arnold Toynbee noted, "has been by far the commonest cause of the breakdown of civilizations."
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2022
Rather, Button selected their products for BuyMeOnce because of the inventive ways Davek responds to the commonest problem: losing that umbrella.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2018
Among land animals hunted, wild boar and deer were the commonest prey, followed by mountain goat and bear.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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