public consciousness

Example Sentences

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Yet his creation continues to burrow into public consciousness, perhaps too deep to be dislodged by anything less than a scalpel—or a spoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

D&D players faced ridicule for being outside of the expected norm for years before it entered the public consciousness, much like DSA, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

It is now 20 years since the term "phone-hacking" entered the public consciousness, and 15 years since the News of the World closed - a tabloid marred by the scandal.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

An understanding of the technology is gradually seeping into the public consciousness.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Isolated victories can be won—even a string of victories—but in the absence of a fundamental shift in public consciousness, the system as a whole will remain intact.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander