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commonwealth

[kom-uhn-welth] / ˈkɒm ənˌwɛlθ /


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That means this case is far from over, with plenty of options—and questions— remaining about Clancy’s fate—and if and how the commonwealth of Massachusetts will try her again.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

He supported a 2020 bill, which became law, that limits judges’ ability to block the commonwealth attorney’s decision to drop a charge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

“Few partnerships,” Kentucky’s current governor, Andy Beshear, said at Collins’s funeral, “can claim more widespread or impactful results for our commonwealth or our people.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 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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