commoners

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But old resentments—over the burdens that fell on commoners, or how the wealthy and accomplished had been excluded from privileges—shaped grievances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

As such, few commoners saw Monday’s highly publicized private jaunt to the boundary between Earth and space as some giant leap for all womankind.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

Thank you, Trevor Denman, for bringing the sport of kings to all us commoners.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2025

Many Danish and Norwegian royals also send their children to public schools - and it helps that the three heirs to the Nordic thrones have all married commoners.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

What should an elite do to gain popular support while still maintaining a more comfortable lifestyle than commoners?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond