common people

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It’s playing with fire, and the common people will not be unscathed.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

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

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