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The common man just grins and bears the metal scaler scraping his teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

He said that a Diwali gift in the form of a "massive tax bonanza" was on its way for the common man and the millions of small businesses that power Asia's third largest economy.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

He was a rare win for the common man and maybe even the resurgence of the '90s golden era of rap that will never come back.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024

I liked the common man part of that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024

Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have rebelled long ago!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank


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