common-sense
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The sum total of its response to the 2023 threat was to provide some common-sense IT advice, which promptly went unfollowed in many quarters.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
It adds there is no blanket rule and says people should speak to their local authority to check the rules, adding "councils should take a common-sense approach".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
This contradicts the seemingly common-sense notion that making information more widely accessible would lead to more efficient markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
We recently worked to support a new state law that advances school choice by implementing common-sense regulatory reforms to make it easier to open schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Thus according to the common-sense view the science of extraterrestrial beings, if they exist and if they are intelligent, must, where it overlaps with our science, agree with it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Every important adventure, or crazy gamble, is devoid of common sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"This process is very unusual -- it goes against every bit of common sense in the field," said Talapin.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
As the action progresses, Doralee brings grit and common sense to the trio, showcasing Parton’s ability to deliver homespun wit without ever falling into folksy caricature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
While the network presents his presence as ideological friction, Jennings presents it as sober common sense.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
My dad thankfully had the common sense to send me to the bank after I turned eighteen so I could get a debit card.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
