common

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A common complaint among residents where hire e-bikes and e-scooters operate, such as Lime, is they are used irresponsibly by some riders, whether that be zooming along pavements or being parked badly.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The most common incentive sellers offer to attract buyers is assistance with closing costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 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

Studying Uranus could also help scientists better understand similar planets beyond our solar system, since ice giants appear to be common throughout the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Instead, shortly after dinner, he approached Penelope in the common room and asked if he might sit quietly and observe the Babushkinov children.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood