commons
(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
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Landskrona, Skåne Exteriör https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Landskrona,_Skåne._ArkDes_ARKM.1976-113-3744.jpg
Valve releases Steam Controller CAD files under Creative Commons license: www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/05...
ValveがSteam ControllerのCADファイルをクリエイティブ・コモンズ・ライセンスで公開 https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/05/valve-releases-steam-controller-cad-files-under-creative-commons-license
Washington, Virginia Pop: 127 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_Virginia Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57043145 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5704…
VOTE anyone BUT REFORM, we dont want to hear in the house of commons "the cheats have it The cheats have it" Vote for Britain NOT Russia.....
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(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
The commons of New England towns are important contributors to their charm.
“2015 Scion tC picture: Content-Communications https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45966530 under CC BY-SA 4.0”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ha ha! I've suckered another person into buying a copy of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python when the book is free under a Creative Commons license at automatetheboringstuff.com (But I guess having a print book or nicely formatted ebook is better than reading off a website.)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Die Nearby Funktion gibt es auch im Browser, in den Commons und auf Wikidata (, wenn eins noch mehr abnerden will). Ich kenne Leute, die planen mittlerweile ihren Urlaub darüber. Da kommt man an interessante Orte.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“2007 MAN TR1400 picture: Estoymuybueno https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2873750 under CC BY 3.0”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Park City, Utah Pop: 15,061 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_City,_Utah Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42655664 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3155815 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79215492”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(usually singular in construction) A common#Noun (common land); especially, a central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area.
The commons is the green space surrounded by the village hall, the school, and the church.
“Landskrona, Skåne Exteriör https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Landskrona,_Skåne._ArkDes_ARKM.1976-113-3744.jpg”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Valve releases Steam Controller CAD files under Creative Commons license: www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/05...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“ValveがSteam ControllerのCADファイルをクリエイティブ・コモンズ・ライセンスで公開 https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/05/valve-releases-steam-controller-cad-files-under-creative-commons-license”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Washington, Virginia Pop: 127 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_Virginia Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57043145 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57043141 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57043143”
— Bluesky· May 2026“VOTE anyone BUT REFORM, we dont want to hear in the house of commons "the cheats have it The cheats have it" Vote for Britain NOT Russia.....”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(usually singular in construction) A public area, especially a dining hall, at a college or university; a similar shared space elsewhere.
The Renaissance festival started with the "peasants" meeting in the commons.
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