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[kom-uhn] / ˈkɒm ən /




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Giving workers shares as part of their compensation package is common practice in the technology sector.

From Barron's

I felt like we had a lot in common.

From Literature

Of course, I wasn’t exactly historically accurate, since unchaperoned twelve-year-olds weren’t a common sight at Ford’s Theatre, but that didn’t matter for a simulation.

From Literature

Grail’s test appears to have higher sensitivity for more uncommon cancers but less so for common ones, says Konety, particularly when it is early stage common cancers, such as breast and prostate cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first suspected case of a grey seal killing a common dolphin has been recorded in Wales.

From BBC