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The phrase "are widely held" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe beliefs, opinions, or ideas that are commonly accepted or shared by a large number of people.
Example: "The views on climate change are widely held among scientists and environmentalists."
Alternatives: "are commonly accepted" or "are broadly recognized".
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are widely held
adverb
Commonly; generally; to a great degree
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The worries are widely held.
Her views are widely held.
Saudi-led coalition warplanes are widely held responsible.
Satire, pastiche and parody are widely held to be part of what makes Britain great.
Shares in, say, IBM or Microsoft are widely held by foreign investors.
While those are widely held views in Mexico, they are rarely voiced in the discourse of diplomacy.
Yet the Taliban are an indigenous movement, and the grievances they exploit are widely held among Pashtuns.
They reflect the low regard in which the public schools are widely held, fairly or not, and why some families jump through hoops to go elsewhere.
Still, many German companies are global heavyweights that trade in the United States and are widely held in blue-chip portfolios.
At the end of last year, those shares, which are widely held by individuals, pension funds and mutual funds, were worth nearly $100 billion.
Stocks of both the prospective merger partners are widely held in Canada and the United States, and they have both been seen as takeover targets.
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