commonwealth
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That means this case is far from over, with plenty of options—and questions— remaining about Clancy’s fate—and if and how the commonwealth of Massachusetts will try her again.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Now, the commonwealth consistently ranks among the top states for book challenges, a distinction unknown to many of her students.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
From there the King and Queen will visit Virginia, before heading to the commonwealth country of Bermuda.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
“Few partnerships,” Kentucky’s current governor, Andy Beshear, said at Collins’s funeral, “can claim more widespread or impactful results for our commonwealth or our people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
His childhood was full of them; his very body was an empty hall echoing with sonorous defeated names; he was not a being, an entity, he was a commonwealth.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing commonwealth
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