common sense
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Both of those companies would be stopped by common sense and consumer behavior, never mind government regulations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
"This process is very unusual -- it goes against every bit of common sense in the field," said Talapin.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Wetherspoons told the BBC that staff would be asked to use "common sense" when enforcing the ban.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mangione himself previewed this argument, yelling after the scheduling of his state trial, “Double jeopardy by any common sense definition!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Einstein’s prohibition against traveling faster than light may clash with our common sense.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
The sum total of its response to the 2023 threat was to provide some common-sense IT advice, which promptly went unfollowed in many quarters.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
It adds there is no blanket rule and says people should speak to their local authority to check the rules, adding "councils should take a common-sense approach".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
This contradicts the seemingly common-sense notion that making information more widely accessible would lead to more efficient markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
We recently worked to support a new state law that advances school choice by implementing common-sense regulatory reforms to make it easier to open schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
“No crepe or black...and some common-sense women to conduct the services.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
