might/should have known
idiom
—used to say that one is not surprised to learn of something
I should have known it would be too expensive.
"She says she's going to be late." "I might have known."
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According to OpenAI, the NYT should have known that ChatGPT was being trained on its articles and raised its lawsuit in 2020, partly because of the newspaper's own reporting.
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ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
The lawsuit states that the staff should have known that the revolving door was not working correctly and that the hotel was not compliant with safety regulations.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
But Vietnam veteran Edwin J. Thomas says Trump's Cabinet officials should have known better.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2025
Bridge authorities should have known that risk of collapse due to collision was 30 times above the accepted federal threshold, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer L. Homendy told reporters in an update on the agency’s investigation into the disaster.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
The lawsuit states that the staff should have known that the revolving door was not working correctly and that the hotel was not compliant with safety regulations.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
But Vietnam veteran Edwin J. Thomas says Trump's Cabinet officials should have known better.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2025
Bridge authorities should have known that risk of collapse due to collision was 30 times above the accepted federal threshold, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer L. Homendy told reporters in an update on the agency’s investigation into the disaster.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Might/should have known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/might%2Fshould%20have%20known. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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