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Auroras are most commonly seen near the polar regions, where charged solar particles interact with Earth's atmosphere to create shimmering lights in the sky.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Currently the Senedd flies two Welsh flags and one Union flag - commonly known as the union jack - at the front of the building, alongside the flag of Ukraine.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the easing of curbs on a group of powerful greenhouse gases that drive climate change and are commonly found in refrigerators and air conditioners.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

As a result of intense lobbying by the branded pharmaceutical industry, patent-term extensions were born in the U.S. in the early 1980s under what is now more commonly known as the Hatch-Waxman Act.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Using probability theory, I calculate that, given my assumption, the likelihood of this result is well below 5 percent, a commonly used “level of significance.”

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos