communal
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Not far from the church is a cluster of several homes that share an outhouse and an outdoor wood-fired grill for communal cooking.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 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 need for a communal outlet for hope was not lost on the Broad.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
A year before the attack, Zeraati's wife had filmed Stana and another man in the communal garden in front of their Wimbledon home.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
In addition, the Constitution’s emphasis on protecting private property runs contrary to Haudenosaunee traditions of communal ownership.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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