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It is common courtesy today to reach for a nearby rake after you have played from a bunker, and to smooth out the surface for the rest of the players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

As women became more common on stage, audiences began to reject male actors in female roles.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

One of the common ways people invest in private credit might have more risk than previously known.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Vision problems, particularly nearsightedness, have grown more common among American children.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

If there was a ghost—which common sense told her there wasn’t —a good pair of legs could probably outrun it.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney