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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Then, Steven Ramm won an advantage during a Journey that become common public knowledge — setting him up as the obvious victim for Sophi’s thievery.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
The feds previously conceded that much of the information in Maxwell’s grand jury transcripts is public knowledge.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
The couple's relationship became public knowledge in 2023 and now they're headed to the altar.
—Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
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.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
The feds previously conceded that much of the information in Maxwell’s grand jury transcripts is public knowledge.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
The couple's relationship became public knowledge in 2023 and now they're headed to the altar.
—Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
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.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 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 17 Dec. 2025.
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