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Example Sentences
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What used to be a once-in-a-lifetime event for people in the UK has become more common in recent years.
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"There's a common thread: it's that food was an enemy, or something to be wary of," she says.
From BBC
For women, the most common effects are excess hair growth, acne and weight gain, which are usually reversible with reduction in dosage or discontinuation.
From BBC
It says infection at birth is the most common way of having a lifelong infection, with 90% of infected newborns becoming chronic carriers.
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One in three of us will be diagnosed, so dementia will become really common.
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