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common knowledge



NOUN
open secret
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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

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

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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