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Shootings were uncommon in the east of Scotland, multiple shootings rarer still.

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It's not uncommon for locals to bring alcohol and music, relaxing in nature by Skull Rock – a landmark rock formation along the trail.

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Unlike other parts of Los Angeles County where it’s not uncommon for residents to commute for miles between house and job, many Altadenans live and work in the rustic foothill community.

Ruffin said it was not uncommon for Black men in the neighborhood, when they approached the end of their lives, to insist on taking their last breaths in their own homes.

The play ends with an epilogue in which the protagonist addresses the audience directly, a not uncommon practice in Shakespearean comedy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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