public knowledge
noun
: something that people know because it has been reported in the news
His legal problems are a matter of public knowledge.
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Worse: your relationship troubles are public knowledge as Venus clashes with Saturn and Neptune!
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Usa Today, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
What was discussed between the two in that meeting is not public knowledge.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately for Taylor Swift fans, Taylor Swift is not planning a 2026 tour to public knowledge.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
But the military, like industry, already had some indication of aqueous film-forming foam’s (AFFF) toxic effects decades before such information became public knowledge.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
What was discussed between the two in that meeting is not public knowledge.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately for Taylor Swift fans, Taylor Swift is not planning a 2026 tour to public knowledge.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
But the military, like industry, already had some indication of aqueous film-forming foam’s (AFFF) toxic effects decades before such information became public knowledge.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public knowledge
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“Public knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20knowledge. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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