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  • As with the iPhones, the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro have a lot in common.
    — Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The two types of football must have a lot in common, right?
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The cities of Madison and Brookfield don't have a lot in common.
    — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2021
  • The new tax would have a lot in common with the most widespread consumption tax in the world: the VAT.
    — Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2017
  • In many ways, Jim Jaffee and Ari Marsh have a lot in common.
    — Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2021
  • On the surface, these two kitchen mainstays seem to have a lot in common.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
  • And by both name and nature, the Demogorgon and Xenomorph have a lot in common.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 July 2022
  • The strains of infantis and Reading have a lot in common.
    — Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2021
  • On paper, Sarah Stiegler and Katherine Rice have a lot in common.
    — Katie Reilly, Time, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Dear Abby: There is a man I may be attracted to and have a lot in common with.
    — Annika Kaijo, Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Despite their disparate form factors, the Oura Ring and Whoop 4.0 have a lot in common.
    — Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Though the series take place centuries apart, Daenerys and Rhaenyra have a lot in common.
    — Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Josh Lowe, a singer-songwriter and one of the team’s founders, said being in a band and on a baseball team have a lot in common.
    — Stephanie Salas-Vega, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Between Jack's passion for sports, his first job with the NFL and his love for his family, the two have a lot in common.
    — Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
  • As a superhero series set at school, Gen V would appear to have a lot in common with the X-Men.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Mulvaney told the crowd that trans people and social media stars have a lot in common.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Chase Sui Wonders and her City on Fire character have a lot in common.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
  • Anonymous questions at work have a lot in common with anonymity on the rest of the internet, Mr. Bock said.
    — Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
  • People hire people who look like them or people who have a lot in common with them.
    — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • For two girls who grew up 100 miles apart, Molly Smith and Emma Abramson sure have a lot in common.
    — Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
  • And eating habits have a lot in common with gardening habits.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2023
  • While teaching and winemaking may not seem to have a lot in common, Kelly has found one.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2024
  • As that quote teases, both these offenses have a lot in common.
    — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Let’s Get Started, the processes behind the two albums have a lot in common.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2023
  • As the two became friends later as their coaching careers flourished, their wives turned out to have a lot in common, so that was a start.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Both in the story and in the design, the idea of two worlds that exist separately but have a lot in common was a storyline.
    — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
  • Both in the story and in the design, the idea of two worlds that exist separately but have a lot in common was a storyline.
    — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
  • Gloria is Kitty Oppenheimer On the surface, these two don’t have a lot in common.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 July 2023
  • The students causing all the trouble have a lot in common with the average anarchist.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
  • The Marvel Cinematic Universe and cosmos have a lot in common!
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024

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