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This isn’t all that uncommon: Trends crop up in filmmaking all the time, as potential narratives emerge from real-life events and cultural obsessions.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
These appendages, known as chelae, function much like forceps and are extremely uncommon among insects.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Surprisingly, it is not uncommon to find new species of octopus in the deep sea -- particularly in areas that have not been well explored, which is a massive amount of the ocean floor.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Values in the mid-30s were once uncommon in the British Isles even at the height of summer, yet we are now on course to reach those levels before June has even begun.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
I was happy to see they was still sleeping for it was uncommon to spend the day alone with my father.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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