as in public
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite
the aristocracy feared what would happen if the commons were enfranchised
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people
Plural Noun
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My next-door neighbor Mario was in the first 100 people in Riverside County, the second largest county in America, to get COVID.—
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28 Oct. 2025 -
Several people have managed to travel for a whole week with no other luggage.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Commons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commons. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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