uncommon

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Coyotes, the wolf-like creatures that are native to North America, are not uncommon in the San Francisco Bay.

From BBC

Researchers say survival over such a long period is extremely uncommon for people with metastatic breast cancer, which is why the case drew renewed scientific attention.

From Science Daily

Getting consistent financial help from parents well into adulthood, as Gorman does, is not uncommon — something that may reflect the worsening cost-of-living crisis shouldered by many middle-class families.

From MarketWatch

It is not uncommon for an advance to be treated as a loan, accrue interest, and, most importantly, be offset against a future inheritance.

From MarketWatch

Rising global temperatures are expected to make the problem worse by allowing heat loving amoebae to spread into regions where they were once uncommon.

From Science Daily