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[kom-uhn] / ˈkɒm ən /




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“And if JoAnne has anything in common with Sally from ‘Barry,’ because they’re such different characters, it’s that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

If you’ve ever been to Normandy in early June of any given year, you probably saw something that’s not all that common.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Water voles were once common in England's rivers and streams, including at Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

This, they concluded, points to "a common global technology shock."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Maybe they didn’t have all that much in common, aside from being lizards who were born in the same nursery.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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