common

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As women became more common on stage, audiences began to reject male actors in female roles.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

One of the common ways people invest in private credit might have more risk than previously known.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

In her clinic, where about half of children are on Medi-Cal, it’s common for kids with congenital vision problems to visit for the first time when they’re in first grade or later.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

There was no getting away from insects in this place, and the worst bites were from tsetse flies, which were common on the island.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo