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commonplace

[kom-uhn-pleys] / ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪs /




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“You’ve got to see that as a contributing effect,” he said, driving listeners back to tunes made long before that technology became commonplace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang envisioned a future in which AI supercomputers running complex workloads would be commonplace in people’s homes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

That kind of anguished, not-funny witticism is another commonplace of the American educated classes: OMG, what has happened to this country?

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Clinical trials proving their benefits aren’t nearly as commonplace.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

There I was, padding about in a dressing-gown, making a slough of sentiment out of a commonplace hotel bedroom.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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