conventional wisdom

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Nonetheless, their estimates serve as a useful read on Wall Street’s conventional wisdom about a company.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Trump is a political survivor who has demonstrated a remarkable ability to confound conventional wisdom.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

So the conventional wisdom in Galbraith’s view must be simple, convenient, comfortable, and comforting—though not necessarily true.

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