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While, in most industries, it’s unusual for one company to pay another to help it get a competing product off the ground, it’s not uncommon in the space industry.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Achieving publication in all three journals at the same time is an uncommon milestone in clinical research.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
But it’s not all that uncommon of a name.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
Hemsley warned it was not uncommon for the birds not to breed again after losing their nests.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
This was an irksome but expected trade-off in the legal field, where it was not uncommon to prepare for a trial that never came to pass.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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