common

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Vision problems, particularly nearsightedness, have grown more common among American children.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The risk of an immune response is common to peptide drugs in general.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

These menswear staples—basics but for their deep social coding—are equally common in Tokyo’s Harajuku or Paris’s Bastille or even in the provincial towns of Italy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"What should I eat?" is one of the most common questions people with inflammatory bowel disease ask their doctors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

On her way out, she stopped in the common room to retrieve her carpetbag, which she had earlier hidden beneath the curtained table that held the samovar.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood