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They left behind more than 40 loaded cannons, provisions and “some of that scoundrel Common Sense man’s letters, which we can read at our leisure.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
“We are not only but also,” the sociologist and cultural historian Todd Gitlin wrote in his 1995 book “The Twilight of Common Dreams: Why America Is Wracked by Culture Wars.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Danni, who lives close to Common Lane, said her son attended college with Burnham's niece and said she occasionally sees the Labour man in the local Sainsbury's store.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
Common symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, and abdominal pain.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
His voice was deep and guttural, yet to Merry’s surprise he spoke the Common Speech, though in a halting fashion, and uncouth words were mingled with it.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Schooled
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Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address (1801)
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