common-sense
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Cohen’s office said in a statement that its bill “clarifies existing law and establishes a consistent, common-sense standard for determining whether an owner remains connected to a securities account.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
This contradicts the seemingly common-sense notion that making information more widely accessible would lead to more efficient markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Speaking ahead of the summit, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper described the deal as a "common-sense approach" and said she wants to ensure systems "can't be unfairly gamed".
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
This wave-particle dualism may not correspond readily to our common-sense notions, but it is in excellent accord with what experiments have shown light really does.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
“They will only make them worse. Los Angeles deserves common sense solutions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"I thought a lot of it was common sense, but apparently not," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“They are no longer good at reflection and critical thinking. A majority of 15-year-olds, when evidence and common sense collide, they go for common sense.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Next believes this element of the judgment is not only correct in law, but also a victory for common sense.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The ocean nymphs who visited Prometheus on the crag in the Caucasus spoke only the most ordinary common sense when they said to him:—
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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