common knowledge
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“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
As it turned out, the beehive ban was not common knowledge, even to the beekeepers association, said its president, Cheryl Koeller, in an email.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
It’s common knowledge that humidity exacerbates the experience of heat.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025
"It's common knowledge that really what we're doing is a scam. Most of it is to fool the Ogoni people," the whistle-blower said.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025
There was a witch buried at the edge of the graveyard, it was common knowledge.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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