common sense

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Edwards said "common sense would say chuck it in the bin" rather than deliver it after 19 years.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Pretty basic stuff, and statements in line with the values and common sense of the majority of Californians Hilton says he will represent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

It seems like common sense that volatile stocks do better over time as long as you can stomach the turbulence—no risk, no reward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"It's time to use common sense and for a ceasefire. People are suffering on both sides," she said of the Ukraine war.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

This bit of common sense, sometimes termed the pigeonhole or Dirichlet drawer principle, can occasionally be used to derive claims that are not so obvious.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos