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adjective

  • Occurring, found, or done more often than any other; most frequent or prevalent.

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“It’s a foundational study about the chemistry of plastics interacting with the most common chemical, water, and it’s important because it really does show that these things are capable of generating hydroxyl radicals,” Campen said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Peter Finn, who serves as the Teamsters’ vice president at-large, said that truck driving is the most common job for men without a college degree in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

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  • most frequent
  • the usual suspect
  • most widespread
  • standard-issue
  • most prevalent

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  • a unicorn
  • most infrequent
  • a rare bird
  • least common
  • scarcest

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