common knowledge

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

“It was common knowledge he was down at Jones Street,” home to the legislature’s offices.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 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

If it’s common knowledge that horizontal stripes aren’t flattering for a person’s figure, why are they everywhere?

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2025

“What’s really awful is that you’re a social worker—with power over kids’ lives—and you have no clue about what’s common knowledge at that school.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman