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The phrase "a common thread of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a recurring theme or idea that connects different elements or topics.
Example: "Throughout the discussion, there was a common thread of concern for environmental sustainability."
Alternatives: "a shared theme of" or "a unifying element of".
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But a common thread of darkling elves and yuletide disciplinarians is often just below the surface.
Many of the lesser-known acts share a common thread of amalgamation.
They shared ideas, sensibilities and, above all, a common thread of biography.
The importance of donors trusting their grantees to determine their own priorities was a common thread of the debate.
He claimed there was a "common thread" of fairness running through the Lib Dem approach to tax.
Foraging through online forums to see who received interview invitations merely revealed a common thread of bewilderment.
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She said that she found great variation in their reasoning, but that there was a common thread: most of them felt humiliated and spoke of being pigeonholed into a lower, weaker caste by some other group.
While stripped of concept album tropes, The King Is Dead nevertheless displays a common thread: that of communing with nature.
At a certain point, I realized a common thread: none of my recruiters were those closest to me.
This episode is extreme, but it points to a common thread in many of the stories of racism I encountered in my research.
A common thread is love of the pioneer era of movie making, think Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, and Charlie Chaplin.
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