common denominator
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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
Some on Wall Street have cited a common denominator driving trading in bitcoin and some stocks, most notably speculative plays like those focused on quantum computing.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025
New York is projected throughout the show, but the GPS coordinates are more precisely those of an American musical that has lost its way trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
The difficulties grow even more pronounced when discussing those highly visible sculptures that are usually committee-approved, intentionally uncontroversial and frequently appeal to the lowest common denominator: art in public.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
It deflates them, reduces them to the common denominator where they can be dealt with.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
