conventional wisdom

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Against the conventional wisdom that civil rights were fundamentally different from political rights, Black Americans insisted that both were vital to make real America’s most cherished constitutional ideals.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Since the start of the Iran war, the conventional wisdom has been that the whole thing is a hot mess.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

If the conventional wisdom was indeed the original meaning, its defenders should be able to identify members of the enacting coalition who said so.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The unpredictability of campaigns means that conventional wisdom about frontrunners and inevitability frequently proves incorrect.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Roman, thirty-two, inquisitive and outspoken, has a doctorate in biology from Stanford and an abiding distrust of conventional wisdom.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer