commonly accepted

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Still, it was commonly accepted among coaches that some teams engaged in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 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."

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