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All of these bills share a common purpose: to threaten the independence of election workers whose main job should be to ensure fair elections free from political or other interference.—Lawrence Norden, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2021 Coming from what many would consider opposite ends of the cultural spectrum, the two multimedia enterprises share a common purpose — to reveal the personal reality obscured by a public narrative too often manipulated by others for fun and profit.—Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023 Many people prefer to socialize with their same-age peers, but age matters less if individuals share a common purpose, said Cornell sociologist and author Karl Pillemer.—Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2021 The two companies share a common purpose, according to Sweetgreen cofounder Jonathan Neman, and Spyce’s technology will enable Sweetgreen to improve the quality of its food and the efficiency of its operations.—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2021 Regardless of the industry, these technological developments all share a common purpose: building a safer, more inclusive future.—Annie Brown, Forbes, 2 June 2021
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