dime a dozen
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So another day like Wednesday—which are a dime a dozen for the Korean stock market right now—and it will have wiped out all those losses.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Even Ivy League schools are starting to worry that their top students are becoming a dime a dozen in the labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
Coming-of-age dramas may be a dime a dozen at Sundance, but one this tender and truthful can make an entire subgenre feel shimmeringly new.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024
People with his views are a dime a dozen all over the South.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2024
Kaira’s manager was in the hotel lobby when she returned, and she started yelling at him for firing the drummer, and he told her that drummers were a dime a dozen.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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