common
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“To this day, where do we see that electric heating is the most common? Throughout the southeast,” said Davis.
From Los Angeles Times
They wailed and sang as they beat their chests with their hands, a common mourning ritual in Iran.
Bubble tea shops are now nearly as common on British high streets as coffee chains, drawing crowds with colorful, photo friendly drinks in endless flavor combinations.
From Science Daily
Impacts were common in the early solar system, when debris was abundant and planetary orbits were unstable.
From Science Daily
Such conditions are common in protoplanetary disks, the rotating clouds of gas and dust that surround young stars and eventually give rise to planets.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.