commoner
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He’s been called a thief, a benefactor, a commoner, a lord, a killer and a hero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
JKF Jr. was the scion of American political royalty, and Bessette was the commoner who won his heart by side-eyeing his fame.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
One compares her to baseball star Shohei Ohtani, another praises her as a "commoner prime minister".
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Princess Mette-Marit married Norway's Crown Prince Haakon as a commoner when her son Marius Borg Høiby was four, and is in line to become queen when her husband accedes to the throne.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
“The commoner the better,” Prince Humperdinck replied, pacing again.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Adam Johnson conjures the watery world of the precolonial Tuʻitonga empire in this fictional saga of sovereigns, warriors, celestial navigators and plucky commoners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
The New Forest's National Park's free-roaming ponies, pigs, donkeys and cattle are owned by commoners - people who own or occupy land with ancient rights attached.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025
At the time, this made George one of the first commoners not of royal blood to be given a dukedom.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2024
Open is that egalitarian of majors, with commoners playing alongside royalty, amateurs alongside mega-millionaires, and obscure underdogs alongside household names.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
He gathers the men who are new to weapons—the commoners and servants—to begin training.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Introductory
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Middle School and High School
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European Colonization of North America, Lessons 3–5
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