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commonality

[kom-uh-nal-i-tee] / ˌkɒm əˈnæl ɪ ti /


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"With aging, problems mysteriously emerge at many levels -- at the mechanistic, cellular, and organ level -- but one commonality is that all those processes are mediated by proteins," Frydman said.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

Even on the Middle East there was commonality.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

"It's what the country needs. We need to have peace and we need to find commonality between all people," she said.

From Barron's Feb. 3, 2026

The mediums, the artists and what is created remind us of our diversity, and also reflect our commonality, in all its glorious contradiction and complication.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2025

Walls, roofs, domes, and arches could rise far higher, but by establishing this one point of commonality the architects ensured a fundamental harmony among the fair’s most imposing structures.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

With nearly 200 cases reported in their county alone, the Washtenaw County Health Department in southeastern Michigan is trying to find any commonalities among patients, said Susan Ringler-Cerniglia, spokeswoman for the county health department.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Those commonalities help ensure there’s agreement between the two and Ellison, Magouyrk said.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

Packham was hoping that by getting a whole range of activists together on a single stage "they would all see the bigger picture and recognise that there are far more commonalities between them than differences."

From BBC Apr. 24, 2025

Other impulses surround them: the impulse to not be alone, to hear a loved one’s voice, to connect with other people who share your identity group and political commonalities.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2025

The approach is to step back and ask questions to find commonalities in both cultures from which to work.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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