common
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Excessive refilling is common practice at U.S. mail-order pharmacies, a Journal analysis of Medicare prescription data found, flooding the homes of seniors with extra drugs.
Firstly, De Ligt was, by common consent, United's best defender until a back injury ruled him out of the West Ham game.
From BBC
Base metals are common, reactive, and often useful in manufacturing, like copper, zinc, nickel, and tin.
From Barron's
Go back far enough and these pathways invariably converge, leading to life’s ultimate source and origin—the last universal common ancestor, or LUCA.
One common complaint among Ms. Salinger’s subjects: being misunderstood.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.