commonly accepted
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Together, these two pieces of legislation made illegal many forms of sex discrimination that were not only commonly accepted in the U.S. but also in some cases written into the legal code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
As of now, there is no accepted maximum BMI value considered to be prohibitive for those in need of bariatric surgery, but it is commonly accepted that an increased BMI translates to increased surgical risk.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
“The use of somebody's body, even after their death, without their consent is in tension with many of our commonly accepted norms of best ethical practices in medicine,” Shupe told Salon in a phone interview.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2024
Ethicists such as Peter Singer, for example, have argued against speciesism — the idea that dogs should be considered off-limits while pigs, an animal that is no less intelligent, are commonly accepted as food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
As some sociologists and marketing consultants see it, the commonly accepted big three—the upper, middle, and working classes—have broken down into dozens of microclasses, defined by occupations or lifestyles.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
