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The new units, and a separate building for intake and services, are to be built on a five-acre, tree-studded field commonly known as the Great Lawn at the intersection of Wilshire and San Vicente boulevards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Despite studying species with extremely tough diets and powerful chewing forces, not a single primate showed the wedge-shaped defects so commonly seen in modern dental clinics.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

And Rossetti isn’t alone in seeing a spiritual nexus of a topic that, at least in secular circles, is more commonly discussed in the context of aliens.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

City Manager Reginald Goodson, who wasn’t in the role at the time, wrote to the state auditor that work gatherings, such as team dinners, are commonly paid for “if considered reasonable and appropriate.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

More commonly, though, doctors correct for their uncertainty by erring heavily on the side of caution.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell