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commonwealth

[kom-uhn-welth] / ˈkɒm ənˌwɛlθ /


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Now, the commonwealth consistently ranks among the top states for book challenges, a distinction unknown to many of her students.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

A former CIA officer who flipped a swing House district in northern Virginia twice, Spanberger has now been governor of the commonwealth for roughly four months.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2026

At its 1886 height, the Knights claimed nearly one million members, seeking a cooperative commonwealth transcending the wage system.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 30, 2025

"Firstly, I would like to apologise to Canada for wearing it," he said in a CTV interview while in the commonwealth this week for Remembrance events.

From BBC Nov. 6, 2025

His childhood was full of them; his very body was an empty hall echoing with sonorous defeated names; he was not a being, an entity, he was a commonwealth.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner




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