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common touch

American  

noun

  1. the ability to communicate with, appeal to, or inspire ordinary people.


Etymology

Origin of common touch

First recorded in 1940–45

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Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has a common touch and global experience.

From Seattle Times Aug. 18, 2023

He really has the common touch doesn't he?

From Salon Jun. 5, 2023

She never lost her common touch and her insistence in "taking people as I find them" was a major contribution to her later popularity as Speaker.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2023

Even after Pope Francis appointed him as a bishop in 2015, O’Connell never lost his common touch.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2023

If you’re tempted to use it to show that you have the common touch, make clear that you know better: Now, ain’t that a shame!

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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