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commonwealth

[kom-uhn-welth] / ˈkɒm ənˌwɛlθ /


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She appreciates, however, that her school district remains staunchly anti-censorship and gender-affirming in a commonwealth that ranks high for censorship.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Now, the commonwealth consistently ranks among the top states for book challenges, a distinction unknown to many of her students.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

From there the King and Queen will visit Virginia, before heading to the commonwealth country of Bermuda.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

"Firstly, I would like to apologise to Canada for wearing it," he said in a CTV interview while in the commonwealth this week for Remembrance events.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

His childhood was full of them; his very body was an empty hall echoing with sonorous defeated names; he was not a being, an entity, he was a commonwealth.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner




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