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Hunters and environmentalists found common ground in their opposition to the new law.
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Both sides are facing mounting pressure to find common ground before soccer fans from around the world arrive to Southern California.
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Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Moreover, even if the two parties in Islamabad found common ground on the nuclear question, Israel could always torpedo any deal through a continuation of its military action in Lebanon and Iran.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
When traditionally open cities were turning inward, Dubai leaned into globalization’s foundational principles—freedom of movement and the discovery of common ground among people of different backgrounds—and gained a decisive edge.
—Mina Al-Oraibi, Time, 14 Apr. 2026
For decades, both countries have inflated threats posed by the other, which has hardened their resolve against finding common ground, Robert Malley, a former White House official who negotiated with Iran for the 2015 nuclear deal, and who is now a senior fellow at Yale’s Jackson School, told me.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Moreover, even if the two parties in Islamabad found common ground on the nuclear question, Israel could always torpedo any deal through a continuation of its military action in Lebanon and Iran.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
When traditionally open cities were turning inward, Dubai leaned into globalization’s foundational principles—freedom of movement and the discovery of common ground among people of different backgrounds—and gained a decisive edge.
—Mina Al-Oraibi, Time, 14 Apr. 2026
For decades, both countries have inflated threats posed by the other, which has hardened their resolve against finding common ground, Robert Malley, a former White House official who negotiated with Iran for the 2015 nuclear deal, and who is now a senior fellow at Yale’s Jackson School, told me.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Common ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20ground. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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