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[kom-uhn] / ˈkɒm ən /




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One common tactic is to present a military contract as a normal job, Vaskin said.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“There’s this common ground here,” said Nemiah Guimbatan, 30, a first-time attendee from California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Flooding is common in northern Peru and southern Ecuador, and can reach parts of East Africa, Central Asia and the southern United States.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"The Bergstrom site presented a puzzle because it was used intermittently and abandoned when bison were common throughout the region and hunting was intense," Wendt explained.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

On the road again after a while, they caught a glimpse of thirty or forty windmills, a common sight in those parts.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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