common knowledge

noun

: something that many or most people know
It's common knowledge that she plans to run for mayor.

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Recent Examples on the Web Hitler and Film: The Führer's Hidden Passion By Bill Niven Yale University Press, 2018, 312 pp. Loading... Hitler’s passion for art, architecture, and Wagnerian opera is common knowledge. Bill Niven, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2018 But what’s common knowledge to you may actually be genius to someone else. Jessica Chen, Contributor, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024 All of this is, or should be, common knowledge as well. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 Contrary to common knowledge, smallholder farmers with less than five hectares produce 60% of the global coffee supply. Henry Duckworth, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for common knowledge 

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“Common knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20knowledge. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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