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commonality

[kom-uh-nal-i-tee] / ˌkɒm əˈnæl ɪ ti /


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"With aging, problems mysteriously emerge at many levels -- at the mechanistic, cellular, and organ level -- but one commonality is that all those processes are mediated by proteins," Frydman said.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

Even on the Middle East there was commonality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

But the idea of linguistic commonality among members of a nation-state was not ever a demand for monolingualism.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026

The phrase, of disputed origin, is used to suggest a commonality between people of all creeds and races, a suggestion that people are all the same under the skin.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

I thought that once the heated polemics had cooled, the essential commonality of the struggle would bring us together.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

With nearly 200 cases reported in their county alone, the Washtenaw County Health Department in southeastern Michigan is trying to find any commonalities among patients, said Susan Ringler-Cerniglia, spokeswoman for the county health department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

It is possible, though not easy, to balance ourselves in our commonalities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025

Yet commonalities remain: One remedy for vampirism, found on several continents, was to exhume the undead corpse and to drink what was left of its blood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

For these friends — in a lot of cases, "warm acquaintances" is a better fit — the list of commonalities might end there.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025

The approach is to step back and ask questions to find commonalities in both cultures from which to work.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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