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 conventional wisdom is that support for third-party candidates fades in the last two weeks before the election, which could further tighten the race.
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Victoria Balara, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
If true, this fact could shatter much of the conventional wisdom about AI.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
For years, Twitter encouraged among Democrats a distorted idea of what the political consensus in their party looked like, creating the deceptive sense that radical ideas like police abolition were in fact conventional wisdom.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
Contrary to conventional wisdom, 2024 is not the first time it's been like this.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Victoria Balara, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
If true, this fact could shatter much of the conventional wisdom about AI.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
For years, Twitter encouraged among Democrats a distorted idea of what the political consensus in their party looked like, creating the deceptive sense that radical ideas like police abolition were in fact conventional wisdom.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
Contrary to conventional wisdom, 2024 is not the first time it's been like this.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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