common knowledge
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
As we approach the 250th anniversary of this nation’s birth, it ought to be common knowledge that putting the National Guard into the center of turmoil is not to be taken at all lightly.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025
It was common knowledge, more than a legend.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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