commonplace
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Pre-match performances at showpiece occasions such as the Champions League final have become commonplace, but this will be the first half-time show at a World Cup final.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
As the practice becomes more commonplace, so do the AI dictation apps.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
I lost my mom not that many years ago, and it’s hard to digest how the most destructive and emotionally devastating things are also absolutely assured and commonplace.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Fast-forward to the 17th century, pretzels became commonplace in Germany, where necklaces adorned with the baked goods were worn by children on New Year’s Day to usher in good luck.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
This aspiration towards demonstration was not confined to what we would think of as the empirical sciences but was also commonplace in theology.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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