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Yet abuse and exploitation in the fields are commonplace, according to the mother, who said that workers are mistreated because employers know they won’t be caught.

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With the rapid expansion of industry, volume hiring was commonplace.

As she performed her calculations, the twins beat each other and yowled like hyenas, a sound so commonplace it hardly disturbed her concentration.

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“I ought not to make too much of it, for pickpockets and rogues are a commonplace in London. We must stay on our toes, that is all.”

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She said efforts like this are commonplace in the neighborhood.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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