common sort

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“I do think that the board and the mayor have a common sort of goal of ... trying to solve some of these problems that the electorate seems to still be quite upset about.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

Now that's all threatened because of scandals of the common sort in the Philippines�election cheating, graft�and Arroyo's handling of them.

From Time Magazine Archive

These, though highly ornamental when mixed with the common sort, are not prized, owing to their being a more conspicuous mark for poachers.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.

The common sort tie only a string round their middle, and pass a piece of cloth or skin round between their thighs, which they turn at each end over the string.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert

This is something far better than the common sort of sensational war-stories.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.