common-sense
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“China has said explicitly, we want to sit down and come up with common-sense, baseline regulations for all countries, so that we don’t have this kind of thing happening,” Russell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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
Slowing down the reporting cycle is a common-sense move that protects companies from short-termism — and investors from their own worst impulses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Why have we been slow to adopt this common-sense approach to the cancer problem?
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Once that axiom is treated as constitutional common sense, public safety appears already on the side of the enforcement vehicle.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
In their complaint, filed in federal court in Washington state, groups including the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club argued the government had blatantly violated "common sense, biological science, and federal law."
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
The suspension of the red card issued to Mr. Balogun was common sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
But Ham’s gambit is insulting on another level, because this is also a common sense issue.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
“My common sense is telling me to make new friends.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
