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"a common tool" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to any object or device that can be used to complete a task and is widely available. For example, "Screwdrivers are a common tool used by carpenters and mechanics."
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"It's becoming very much a common tool," said Warren Ashton, group marketing manager at Microsoft.
His partner used a sampler, a common tool of the new electronic improviser.
Genome editing has become a common tool in laboratories around the world.
Tusk rejected the arguments often made by Brexit campaigners by saying the EU was a common tool, not a superstate.
Automated software that tries to crack user accounts by entering thousands of passwords is a common tool.
Recess appointments are a common tool for presidents frustrated by the confirmation process.
Repos are a common tool that enable banks to sell assets with the promise to buy them back later.
It is a different story, however, in the luxury market in which leasing has always been a common tool to attract buyers to higher-priced cars and trucks.
Solar lanterns – portable lamps that combine a small solar panel, battery and LED lights – are a common tool for bringing light to off-grid locations in developing countries.
Prochaska says the threat of referral to social services "seems to have become a common tool used by health professionals when they are uncomfortable with women's choices".
Test suites are a common tool of software engineers.
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