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common knowledge

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noun

  1. something widely or generally known

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Kendrick Lamar’s hatred of Drake is common knowledge regardless of whether you own either rapper’s albums.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

In Harris's view, the issue is "just not common knowledge and I think it needs to be", adding she hopes the series starts a conversation.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 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 common knowledge that humidity exacerbates the experience of heat.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

It was the printing press that established a common knowledge base against which these discoveries could be measured.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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