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

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

For the Final Four and the ultimate winner, they pretty much went with the seeding and conventional wisdom — Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida, with Duke eventually winning.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

The conventional wisdom holds that presidents and the incumbent party will be punished at the polls because of the economy, particularly in midterm elections.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Advertising too is a brilliant tool for creating conventional wisdom.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt