as in similarities
a point which two or more things share in common one commonality between the two very different women is their passion for charity work
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Recent Examples of commonalities The focus on this population is one of the few commonalities shared between IACC and the group of autism researchers and advocates who have formed a separate independent group to try and wield influence. —
O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026 The game’s objective is to group words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible. —Mark Cooper, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 The two commonalities among these years were below normal precipitation during the summer and a drier and warmer than normal following winter as El Niño peaked in intensity. —Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 Fans of the British satire In The Thick of It may also find some commonalities between Hilton and the show’s buzzword-happy political operative Stewart Pearson, said to be partly based on him. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 The only commonalities the two shared were vaguely in shape, with the four-door GT getting up to 100 mph effortlessly, with virtually no exterior noise. —Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026 The game’s objective is to group words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible. —Mark Cooper, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 The two commonalities among these years were below normal precipitation during the summer and a drier and warmer than normal following winter as El Niño peaked in intensity. —Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 Fans of the British satire In The Thick of It may also find some commonalities between Hilton and the show’s buzzword-happy political operative Stewart Pearson, said to be partly based on him. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 The only commonalities the two shared were vaguely in shape, with the four-door GT getting up to 100 mph effortlessly, with virtually no exterior noise. —Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
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One enterprise might share similarities with another, but no two businesses are exactly alike.— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 1 May 2026
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These distros have some similarities to Ubuntu, but may not necessarily adopt the new AI features Canonical is rolling out.— Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 29 Apr. 2026
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Most of the film’s other resemblances, of which there are many, prove less distressing.— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
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The market cadence of the past few months has some uncomfortable resemblances to the early 2025 path leading up to that tariff-panic crescendo.— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
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