common denominator
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It’s condescending and hacky and the humor always aims for the lowest common denominator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
I found, unsurprisingly, that the steps people have taken vary quite significantly, but they all have one common denominator: The greens are cooked—in more ways than one.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Szymanski observes that the vast majority of successful footballing nations share another common denominator: wealth.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
If Gellar didn’t have such a spellbinding screen presence, one might think she was the common denominator factor in all of these failed series.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
Death is the irreducible common denominator of all men.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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