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common-sense

[kom-uhn sens] / ˈkɒm ən ˈsɛns /




common sense


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The Fed analysis aligns with other research into the distribution of tariff costs from Harvard economists and Germany’s Kiel Institute—and with common sense.

From The Wall Street Journal

This reading of the statute defies common sense.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Decisions taking too long, celebrations being put on hold while deliberations take place, confusion as goals are given - or ruled out - for marginal reasons, denying referees the ability to use their own common sense.

From BBC

You still need antivirus software, safe browsing practices, and common sense to protect against these threats.

From Salon

Instead, he advocates “common sense reforms and accountability.”

From The Wall Street Journal