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[kom-uhn] / ˈkɒm ən /




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Deficits and surpluses are of course common and normal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Non-compete clauses, preventing coaches taking on a job with a rival team for a set amount of time, are also common.

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

Has Ridge Sabio been inoculated against disease and infection common in this time period?

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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