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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Its affiliation with the ministry is public knowledge.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
Yes, but: Local governments frequently sign nondisclosure agreements with tech firms, limiting public knowledge of energy and water use, says Helena Volzer of the nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 28 Apr. 2025
That obviously is not public knowledge, but everybody in my life is like, if Emma was like a flavor, Emma would be green apple.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In 1984, for example, Congress passed a set of four new labels, given growing awareness that the old ones were not impacting public knowledge or attitudes.
—Simar Bajaj / Made By History, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
Yes, but: Local governments frequently sign nondisclosure agreements with tech firms, limiting public knowledge of energy and water use, says Helena Volzer of the nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 28 Apr. 2025
That obviously is not public knowledge, but everybody in my life is like, if Emma was like a flavor, Emma would be green apple.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In 1984, for example, Congress passed a set of four new labels, given growing awareness that the old ones were not impacting public knowledge or attitudes.
—Simar Bajaj / Made By History, TIME, 17 Mar. 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 May. 2025.
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