conventional wisdom
noun
: the generally accepted belief, opinion, judgment, or prediction about a particular matter
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Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
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The success of this endeavor disproved decades of conventional wisdom that Israeli normalization in the region would not happen without a comprehensive peace deal with the Palestinians.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
At the time, Charlie Kirk did not make much of the congealing conventional wisdom.
—Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Notwithstanding the conventional wisdom that Trump will simply hand Ukraine over to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the president has threatened to enact more sanctions and tariffs on the Russian economy if Putin doesn’t come to the table to negotiate seriously.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
The accords, however, were premised on the idea that Israeli-Palestinian peace could be imposed from the outside once Arab-Israeli relations had been established—a reversal of the conventional wisdom.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2025
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
At the time, Charlie Kirk did not make much of the congealing conventional wisdom.
—Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Notwithstanding the conventional wisdom that Trump will simply hand Ukraine over to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the president has threatened to enact more sanctions and tariffs on the Russian economy if Putin doesn’t come to the table to negotiate seriously.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
The accords, however, were premised on the idea that Israeli-Palestinian peace could be imposed from the outside once Arab-Israeli relations had been established—a reversal of the conventional wisdom.
—Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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