commons
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Leo writes that modern technology has wonderful benefits like the establishment and ease of worldwide interconnections, the formation of global community and solidarity via the digital commons.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
Reddit forums and Discord servers act as digital commons, replacing the sense of civic belonging that once came from churches or neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
The Free Table began as a kind of informal commons, a collision point of surplus and need.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025
I’d like the city to think big on behalf of the greater good — the commons, as it used to be called — instead of the individual.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
While the commons began their walk home, talking of the day's jousts and the matches to come on the morrow, the court moved to the riverside to begin the feast.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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