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[kom-uhn] / ˈkɒm ən /




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That same day, he converted restricted stock units to acquire 536,678 shares of common stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Many attendees, however, had not found that common cause.

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

Using Bayer's textbook comparison, imagine learning medicine from an introductory text and then encountering a rare disease that closely resembles a common condition.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

I run up the stairs to the common room to find Manny.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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