conventional wisdom
Example Sentences
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Eight years ago, the conventional wisdom is retail was dead in the e-commerce world.
From Barron's
“The conventional wisdom is that there isn’t support for that.”
He also is a decisive leader who isn’t afraid to make decisions that buck conventional wisdom or the whims of his, or any, party.
When it comes to picking stocks, conventional wisdom holds that low price-to-earnings ratios are an advantage.
From Barron's
The conventional wisdom following the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro was that oil was going to plunge from all the new supply coming online.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
