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 was that newspapers might not survive the digital age, but were persevering in their heroic quest to tell the truth.
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Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
When Transactional Selling Beats Storytelling Grant Cardone, one of the most loudly heard voices in sales today, flips conventional wisdom on its head.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Instead, the Times account accepted the conventional wisdom that this crisis could take a decade or more to fix.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Contrary to conventional wisdom, birthright citizenship is not entirely settled U.S. law.
—James Thomas Snyder, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
When Transactional Selling Beats Storytelling Grant Cardone, one of the most loudly heard voices in sales today, flips conventional wisdom on its head.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Instead, the Times account accepted the conventional wisdom that this crisis could take a decade or more to fix.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Contrary to conventional wisdom, birthright citizenship is not entirely settled U.S. law.
—James Thomas Snyder, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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