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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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.
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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
And though much of this took place without public knowledge, the experience left a memorable mark on Stout Public House on the north end of the Gaslamp Quarter.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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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
And though much of this took place without public knowledge, the experience left a memorable mark on Stout Public House on the north end of the Gaslamp Quarter.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 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 17 Oct. 2025.
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