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communal

[kuh-myoon-l, kom-yuh-nl] / kəˈmyun l, ˈkɒm yə nl /


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Communal spaces will also be updated and roof repairs undertaken at Pennyghael Community Hall.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

Communal violence is not common in Nepal, which is a Hindu majority country that turned secular just a few years ago.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023

Communal and social support have long been missing — yet crucial — components.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Communal eating understandably fell out of favor during the pandemic, and many people aren’t ready to return to buffets or reach into the same chip bag.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2022

Communal sing-alongs had a faintly coercive quality—that way strangers had of catching each other’s eye as their voices rose—which she was determined to resist.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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