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commonplace

[kom-uhn-plays] / ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪs /




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"As hacking techniques become increasingly intelligent, sophisticated and commonplace with the development of artificial intelligence, existing security systems centred on inspections and responses after incidents have revealed clear limitations," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The country is years behind its neighbors in Europe, where prepping is more commonplace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The average wedding cost $34,200 this year, according to The Knot, and your preference for a more affordable alternative is increasingly commonplace.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

That number might not seem too impressive today, in an age when £100m transfers are almost commonplace.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

If the request for subpoena power was commonplace, the circumstances were not.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

But it is notable that Mr. Bhattacharya lays no more emphasis on these events than on the commonplaces of Charu’s everyday work life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Eliot’s “fragments I have shored against my ruins,” but came too close, for me, to what Saul Bellow’s fictional Herzog called “the commonplaces of the Wasteland outlook.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2021

Juxtaposing scenes from the life and times of Emily Dickinson with sounds from contemporary culture, it generates new energy from melodramatic commonplaces.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 10, 2019

His website proclaims his new book, “shattered the modern commonplaces of science, faith, and human nature while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.”

From Washington Times ● Mar. 26, 2018

In the use of commonplaces, you can see where logos and ethos intersect.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith


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