common knowledge

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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

“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’s common knowledge that humidity exacerbates the experience of heat.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 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

In a field report, an agent from the bureau observed, “It is a matter of common knowledge that Rose...was of a violent and jealous disposition.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann