uncommon
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One reason aging studies remain uncommon is practical.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Officials said cases over the last seven months have been concentrated in Northern California and the Central Coast, including counties where these mushrooms have historically been uncommon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Her story is not uncommon - it takes an average of 8-9 years to be diagnosed in the UK.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
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
Stack collapses weren’t that uncommon, and if the scaffold supports buckled at the wrong angle, the domino effect could bring down four or five of the neighboring stacks too.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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