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The phrase "as often thought" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a common belief or assumption that is frequently held by people.
Example: "The theory is not as often thought to be true, as new evidence suggests otherwise."
Alternatives: "as commonly believed" or "as frequently assumed".
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One reason is that the plays are not, as often thought, simple exercises in Tudor propaganda, but penetrating studies of politics and power.
The new evidence also suggested that changes in social and political structure associated with early civilization did not necessarily hinge on the development of cities and writing, as often thought.
We also found that the inter-site variations in species densities and similarity to the forest ant assemblage for terrestrial and arboreal strata were not correlated, suggesting that responses to restoration may not be as uniform as often thought.
However, the evidence linking motor block and obstetric outcome is not as strong as often thought.
Another obstacle is the nature of cerebral functioning: we argue that brain processes are not as deterministic as often thought.
Carpenter ants don't eat wood, as often thought.
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In fact, biometrics are not as safe as is often thought.
His wife was also his adviser, usually able to convince him that his situation was not as dire as he often thought it was.
The Jew of Malta is certainly a play about antisemitism, but is it also (as is often thought) an antisemitic play?
Holland died during the construction of the tunnel, and it was named in his honor — and not, as is often thought, for the Netherlands.
It was not slavery he campaigned against, as is often thought, said Stuart, but Britain's part in the slave trade.
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