common knowledge
Britishnoun
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She said people should be discussing menstruation from an early age so it's common knowledge that "periods which stop your day-to-day functioning" are not normal.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
“It’s another piece of the puzzle that tells you the AI theme is common knowledge and thus it’s hard to understand how there could be alpha remaining in something like long Nvidia.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
It’s been common knowledge since his first #1 hit in 1963.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2025
It’s common knowledge that humidity exacerbates the experience of heat.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
Regardless, it was common knowledge that you could find many of the Academy staff in the simulation rooms after hours, reliving their glory days over and over again.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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