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opinions or beliefs that are held or accepted by most people
Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
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Recent Examples of conventional wisdom
For years its axis had been shifting away from Europe and the West to encompass the growing numbers of Catholics in Africa and Asia… The conventional wisdom had always been that the cardinals would not choose an American pope.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
That may become increasingly common going forward, as conventional wisdom on the essentiality of coaching continuity—and the fear of roster attrition—has been recast by the yearly churn every team now faces in the transfer portal era.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The conventional wisdom had been that Cornyn would be a gimme for the GOP while Paxton and his baggage—the Republicans in the state legislature impeached him—would be a drag, especially if Talarico emerged.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Church’s description of increasing emotional waves, arriving without warning years after the loss, suggests the process is far less predictable than conventional wisdom suggests.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
That may become increasingly common going forward, as conventional wisdom on the essentiality of coaching continuity—and the fear of roster attrition—has been recast by the yearly churn every team now faces in the transfer portal era.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The conventional wisdom had been that Cornyn would be a gimme for the GOP while Paxton and his baggage—the Republicans in the state legislature impeached him—would be a drag, especially if Talarico emerged.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Church’s description of increasing emotional waves, arriving without warning years after the loss, suggests the process is far less predictable than conventional wisdom suggests.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventional wisdom
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In her reference to fearmongering, Emily was repeating, intentionally or otherwise, something of a party line.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The conference committee report for House Bill 1343 passed mostly along party line votes with the Senate voting 37-11 and the House voting 65-29.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The primary limitation lies in generalization, the ability of robots to perform reliably across diverse, unpredictable environments.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, recent advancements in multimodal AI (models that can process multiple types of information, like visual and audio at once) are improving robots’ generalization capabilities for everyday tasks.—
Eric Schmidt,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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By the time Szeemann was invited to organize two consecutive installments of the Venice Biennale (in 1999 and 2001), the criticism of curators’ assuming the role of meta-artists, in Szeemann’s case with quasi-shamanistic aspirations, had become a commonplace.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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But little things can turn the commonplace into tragedy.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Leaning into the stereotype that only pain can create great comedy is a bold choice when trying to make the argument about what’s wrong with an AI program leaning into stereotypes.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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In this case, some of the false storylines included racist stereotypes.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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This will help improve the overall effectiveness, since your skin can better absorb the product (the same goes for all of the other formulas in your routine).—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
26 Mar. 2026
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The ten-part series will see Wahlberg putting some of the world’s biggest digital creators through his famous workout routine at his home gym while also holding candid conversations.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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