conventional wisdom

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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

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

But nearly three decades after first bursting onto the scene as a teenager, Rose is experiencing an unlikely late-career renaissance that defies all conventional wisdom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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