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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With the relentless coverage of the Murdaughs on national news, and certainly amid the plethora of podcasts and docuseries, many of the details about the family and Maggie and Paul’s murderers have long been public knowledge.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Though the administration has released batches of files to the House Oversight Committee, Democrats point out that most of the information provided to the committee had already been public knowledge.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Its existence was now public knowledge.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Some data breaches take a long time to become public knowledge.
—David McMillin, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Though the administration has released batches of files to the House Oversight Committee, Democrats point out that most of the information provided to the committee had already been public knowledge.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Its existence was now public knowledge.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Some data breaches take a long time to become public knowledge.
—David McMillin, CNBC, 8 Oct. 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 26 Oct. 2025.
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