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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The confrontation took place at a birthday party in 1989, long before the affair between Charles and Camilla and the marital issues between Charles and Diana were even public knowledge.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2025
Grand jury records are typically kept under seal, and the judge said most of the information in the records was already public knowledge.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Worse: your relationship troubles are public knowledge as Venus clashes with Saturn and Neptune!
—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
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2025
Grand jury records are typically kept under seal, and the judge said most of the information in the records was already public knowledge.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Worse: your relationship troubles are public knowledge as Venus clashes with Saturn and Neptune!
—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
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 27 Aug. 2025.
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