public knowledge
noun
: something that people know because it has been reported in the news
His legal problems are a matter of public knowledge.
Examples of public knowledge in a Sentence
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Many of the interviewees discuss the experience of being unable to land a booking after their sexuality became public knowledge.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2024
With all this transparency and public knowledge about celebrity PR setups, one wonders if all the fun or, more precisely, mystique, has been removed from observing celebrities in public.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 4 June 2024
Tripp asks his mother when that juicy tidbit becomes public knowledge.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
Clinton, 77, whose affiliation with Epstein is already public knowledge, is expected to feature multiple times in the document dump.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
The consequences for public knowledge and discourse could be profound.
—Brooke Borel, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018
As a result, the beginning is heavy on exposition, and although the outcome is technically public knowledge, packaging the story as a mystery can feel somewhat exploitative.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024
Then the romance becomes public knowledge and internet trolls and tabloid journalists rush in to tear Solène down.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
Former Chiefs assistant Britt Reid was quietly released Friday at 10:40 a.m., hours before his commutation became public knowledge.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2024
With all this transparency and public knowledge about celebrity PR setups, one wonders if all the fun or, more precisely, mystique, has been removed from observing celebrities in public.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 4 June 2024
Tripp asks his mother when that juicy tidbit becomes public knowledge.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
Clinton, 77, whose affiliation with Epstein is already public knowledge, is expected to feature multiple times in the document dump.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
The consequences for public knowledge and discourse could be profound.
—Brooke Borel, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018
As a result, the beginning is heavy on exposition, and although the outcome is technically public knowledge, packaging the story as a mystery can feel somewhat exploitative.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024
Then the romance becomes public knowledge and internet trolls and tabloid journalists rush in to tear Solène down.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
Former Chiefs assistant Britt Reid was quietly released Friday at 10:40 a.m., hours before his commutation became public knowledge.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Public knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20knowledge. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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