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communal

[kuh-myoon-l, kom-yuh-nl] / kəˈmyun l, ˈkɒm yə nl /


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From the jump, though, they saw Dead City as something communal yet lawless.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The communal dining hall never had enough food, and the boys were always hungry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The influential fifth-century Christian theologian laid the foundations for the 13th century Augustinian order to which Leo belongs, one based on communal living and service.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

She bought books about club culture, studied the architecture of communal spaces, and downloaded legendary DJ sets from New York's Paradise Garage.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

After their mother’s death, the two boys were sent off to a small hotel in the Connecticut woods where several families shared a large cabin and a communal kitchen.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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