common touch
noun
: the gift of appealing to or arousing the sympathetic interest of the common people
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But the wildfires afford the 97th Academy Awards an opportunity to step outside the velvet rope and display a common touch.
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Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2025
Once in the Oval Office, Carter continued to bring a common touch to the presidency.
—Justin Doom, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Notable achievements Carter was recognized for bringing a common touch to the presidency.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Jokowi and Modi owe their victories as much to their charisma, common touch, and pro-development reputations as to their stances on questions of piety and religious discrimination.
—Dan Slater, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2019
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Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2025
Once in the Oval Office, Carter continued to bring a common touch to the presidency.
—Justin Doom, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
Notable achievements Carter was recognized for bringing a common touch to the presidency.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Jokowi and Modi owe their victories as much to their charisma, common touch, and pro-development reputations as to their stances on questions of piety and religious discrimination.
—Dan Slater, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2019
See All Example Sentences for common touch
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“Common touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20touch. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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