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opinions or beliefs that are held or accepted by most people
Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
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The conventional wisdom is that Harris is guarded and doesn’t put herself out there a whole lot.
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The conventional wisdom says no, on the ground that understanding irreversibility requires engaging in sophisticated reasoning about the future, a capacity that is likely beyond many nonhuman animals.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
As the business has grown substantially, conventional wisdom says that this isn't an efficient use of a CEO’s time.
—Armon Petrossian, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
According to conventional wisdom, organizations should rapidly react to technological advances, new market dynamics, and shifting consumer preferences.
—Jianwen Liao
feng Zhu, Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2024
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
The conventional wisdom says no, on the ground that understanding irreversibility requires engaging in sophisticated reasoning about the future, a capacity that is likely beyond many nonhuman animals.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
As the business has grown substantially, conventional wisdom says that this isn't an efficient use of a CEO’s time.
—Armon Petrossian, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
According to conventional wisdom, organizations should rapidly react to technological advances, new market dynamics, and shifting consumer preferences.
—Jianwen Liao
feng Zhu, Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for conventional wisdom
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Harris is actively courting women across party lines with a message centered on the importance of personal freedom, especially regarding reproductive rights.Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Support for expanding clean water infrastructure to tribal lands had broad appeal across party lines, with 98% of Republicans, 97% of Democrats and 90% of Independent voters weighing in.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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While such generalizations have historically been used to demonize enemies, there is still a contrived tendency to divide the world into land and sea powers.Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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But the way that we’re conditioned – and this is speaking in a generalization – diminishing or holding back is such a woman thing to do.Carita Rizzo, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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Tour ’74 was Dylan’s first-ever arena tour—a rock commonplace by 1974 that had not even been imaginable in 1966.Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
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Neumann was a lifelong social democrat whose writings evince neither sympathy for Soviet communism nor any whiff of the fellow-traveling commonplace among radicals during the 1930s and 1940s.William E. Scheuerman, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2013
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But in contrast to many small-town series, these groups—and the individuals who comprise them—aren’t reduced to meaningless stereotypes.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Today’s sponsors reflect a broader understanding that racing’s appeal extends far beyond traditional masculine stereotypes.Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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This fiery transit is all about leveling up and incorporating more joy and energy into your routines.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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The survey found that the Silent Generation and baby boomers are the least consistent in their daily washing and toothbrushing routines.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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