be common
Example Sentences
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That used to be common, according to Colonel Gazilanes.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Local stock exchanges used to be common in the U.S., providing a place for buyers and sellers of securities to gather to trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
He suggested there could be common ground, pointing to "historical injustices" surrounding the British Steel pension scheme, which he said his party would "like to help you sort out".
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Instead of being rare, methane production in oxygen-rich waters may be common in regions where phosphate levels are low.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2026
"The matters gothe nat well to passe in Englonde,” he had stated, "nor shall nat do tyll every thyng be common, and that there be no villayns nor gentylmen.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
