commons
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Maybe it says something bleak about American consumer culture that the public commons has to speak in the language of shopping before we recognize its value.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Unauthorized leaks aren’t as commons as they are in the music and movie industries, but they do occur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
“If all the swimming pools and private places of business in Poultney were to be considered a public commons, just imagine the crippling cost of the liability insurance,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Leo writes that modern technology has wonderful benefits like the establishment and ease of worldwide interconnections, the formation of global community and solidarity via the digital commons.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
Renly was beloved of the commons, but he had never before led men in war.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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