conventional wisdom
noun
: the generally accepted belief, opinion, judgment, or prediction about a particular matter
Examples of conventional wisdom in a Sentence
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 Stone and ownership are hot to trot for a win-now blockbuster move to catapult the franchise back into the postseason.
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Rahat Huq, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Billions have been lost in the effort to square these circles, and the conventional wisdom now is that low-margin online sales are a very different business than high-margin fashion.
—May Truong,
alok Gupta,
wolfgang Ketter,
eric Van Heck, Harvard Business Review, 25 Sep. 2024
The conventional wisdom matters, because the winner of the debate isn’t just determined by what happened onstage, but also by the spin war that ensues afterward.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 11 Sep. 2024
State of play: While national politicians have toed the conventional wisdom, second thoughts are emerging inside of Pennsylvania — where memories remain of steel mill closures in the 1980s.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
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Rahat Huq, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Billions have been lost in the effort to square these circles, and the conventional wisdom now is that low-margin online sales are a very different business than high-margin fashion.
—May Truong,
alok Gupta,
wolfgang Ketter,
eric Van Heck, Harvard Business Review, 25 Sep. 2024
The conventional wisdom matters, because the winner of the debate isn’t just determined by what happened onstage, but also by the spin war that ensues afterward.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 11 Sep. 2024
State of play: While national politicians have toed the conventional wisdom, second thoughts are emerging inside of Pennsylvania — where memories remain of steel mill closures in the 1980s.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.
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