prevailing belief

Example Sentences

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Farms and ranches are often misunderstood in discussions about labor, with the prevailing belief being that increased costs can simply be passed on to the consumer.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

This prevailing belief was what the Weimbs Lab and colleagues from various research institutions in Germany set out to challenge with their trial.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

There was also a prevailing belief that female snakes had a smaller version of the male hemipene, as is the case in monitor lizards.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2022

The prevailing belief around the industry was that offseason activity would drag.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2020

That would have required many of the social forces of the time to have been different—including the prevailing belief that slavery was natural and right.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan