common people

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Although in her youth Catherine had imbibed Enlightenment views about the suffering of the common people, she was pragmatic enough to leave undisturbed the adamantine ways of the Russian countryside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

"The common people have supported us with an open heart," he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Although it's becoming more common, people with a pea allergy are finding it's not taken as seriously as other allergies.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

Mencken once said, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

Being in high school, she knew something of parliamentary procedure, and thought it might be a good idea to have the chairman represent the common people.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey