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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

In a report last year, More in Common said "broken" was the most common word Britons used to describe the country.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Zvërnec has proved to be a thicket of Albanian property disputes, a common problem given that the country nationalized property during communism then underwent a messy process of returning it to private ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Whenever I type a question — say, “How common is chatbot sycophancy?” — into Google, it responds with what seems like an excess of enthusiasm: “Great question!”

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The wild thing is, she actually grew up on Maui, so she and Dad have a lot in common.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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