conventional wisdom
noun
: the generally accepted belief, opinion, judgment, or prediction about a particular matter
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Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
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Slok’s assertion flies in the face of Silicon Valley’s conventional wisdom for the age of AI.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Polymarket, a reliable measure of conventional wisdom, has his odds of winning the nomination down below 40% from the November high near 60%.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Contrary to conventional wisdom, this early shallow-water push is driven by food rather than reproduction.
—Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Polymarket, a reliable measure of conventional wisdom, has his odds of winning the nomination down below 40% from the November high near 60%.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Disable my adblockerContinue without disabling Contact support|We're using Arizona, though, was undaunted in taking Notre Dame’s Love third overall Thursday, and disregarding conventional wisdom that quality running backs can be plucked much later, and at much lower cost, in the draft.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Contrary to conventional wisdom, this early shallow-water push is driven by food rather than reproduction.
—Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Conventional wisdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conventional%20wisdom. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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