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In a shared account, common enough between partners or in small businesses, the risks multiply.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Shark attacks around Australia are more common than in many other parts of the world, though they are often not fatal.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
"It is not very common at all. It is one of those unfortunate things," Rob Parsonage, of Mission Beach Dive, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Because cats often share the same environments as their owners, researchers believe some cancer risks could stem from common environmental exposures.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
No doubt it was the similarity of their gaits that prompted Penelope’s memory, but the two had little else in common: For example, Dr. Westminster was extremely clever and Bertha was not clever at all.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing common
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Schooled
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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