communal
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Funerals - often a multi-day affair in DR Congo - are among the most important communal and cultural ceremonies in the country, with deep social, cultural, and spiritual relevance.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Garner has been experimenting herself with communal, immersive dinner events, and her next, the flirtatious “Please Open Your Mouth,” is set for July 11.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Although honey bees and paper wasps are well known for building large communal nests, most bee species actually live alone.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Christine Devin, who arrived in 1974 after travelling overland on the hippie trail from Paris, remembers digging wells, irrigating the land and everyone pitching in to build houses and communal buildings like the solar kitchen.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The newcomers needed to store their harvests for the winter, a task most efficiently accomplished with a communal granary.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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