commoners
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But old resentments—over the burdens that fell on commoners, or how the wealthy and accomplished had been excluded from privileges—shaped grievances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Thank you, Trevor Denman, for bringing the sport of kings to all us commoners.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2025
Ponies, pigs, cattle and donkeys, owned by the New Forest's commoners, are allowed to roam freely on the open forest under ancient rights tied to their properties.
From BBC • May 15, 2024
At the time, this made George one of the first commoners not of royal blood to be given a dukedom.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2024
For any ranked society, whether a chiefdom or a state, one thus has to ask: why do the commoners tolerate the transfer of the fruits of their hard labor to kleptocrats?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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