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 episode, though, underscored the truism that the papacy is a matter of general public knowledge, interest and debate here, and that speculating about the pope’s current health and who might be next is a national pastime.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: The Jan. 20 date of Trump's inauguration was public knowledge when Florida and other Republican governors issued their flag-lowering orders last month.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Blanco and Gomez began dating in June 2023 but made their relationship public knowledge that December.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The complaint filed by Lively includes text messages and emails from Baldoni and his publicity team that detail plans and a social media strategy to push back if the actress’s issues on the set with her director and go star became public knowledge.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: The Jan. 20 date of Trump's inauguration was public knowledge when Florida and other Republican governors issued their flag-lowering orders last month.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Blanco and Gomez began dating in June 2023 but made their relationship public knowledge that December.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The complaint filed by Lively includes text messages and emails from Baldoni and his publicity team that detail plans and a social media strategy to push back if the actress’s issues on the set with her director and go star became public knowledge.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Public knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20knowledge. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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