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As we know vs As we knew

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'As we know' is used to refer to information that is currently known, while 'as we knew' is used to refer to information that was known in the past.

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As we know

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to information that is currently known.

This phrase is used to introduce information that is already familiar or established.

Examples:

As we know, the Earth revolves around the Sun.
As we know, exercise is important for our health.
As we know, water is essential for life.
As we know, the company is facing financial difficulties.
As we know, communication is key in any relationship.

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As we know, the aliens display a distinct energy pattern.
As we know, plants absorb carbon dioxide, and then breathe out oxygen.
As we know, the time's important to him.
As we know, lightning can and does strike twice, given the right conditions.
As we know, markets cross borders.
As we know, most of Aceh's 4.2 million people live outside the two main towns.
As we know, the parliaments do take decisions on national employment strategies.
As we know, football is of a very particular importance.
As we know, the EU is enduring a difficult time.
As we know, the Council's legal services challenged the opinion of the Commission.
As we know, the party has been representing Kurdish interests in the Turkish Parliament since 2007.
As we know, the European Union will dispatch a full election observation mission.
As we know, the code was adopted in 1998.
As we know, the code is not a legally binding document.
As we know, a reduction of around 5% in greenhouse gas emissions from the EU-25 was achieved between 1990 and 2004.
As we know, Europe is making a significant economic effort in line with the Lisbon Strategy.
As we know, our societies are marked by ever-increasing life expectancy.
As we know, the Iraqi authorities greatly value this mission.
As we know, they are not very effective.
As we know, the budget represents the start of any political act.

Alternatives:

as we are aware
as is well known
as is common knowledge
as everyone knows
as it is understood

As we knew

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to information that was known in the past.

This phrase is used to introduce information that was known or understood at a specific point in the past.

Examples:

As we knew, the project was doomed from the start.
As we knew, the team would face challenges.
As we knew, the market was going to crash.
As we knew, the decision was a mistake.
As we knew, the plan had flaws.

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Mystics predicted earthquakes and the end of life as we knew it.
That means jobs, stocked shelves, a return to life as we knew it.
The ironborn turned on Theon as we knew they would.
Translations, as we knew, were a problem but now it shows that the need for a litigation system, with specialist judges that are accessible within Member States, is another.
As far as we knew you were AWOL.
We attempted to equip the place with as many modern conveniences as we knew how.
But so far as we knew, the marriage he wrote of never took place.
I checked the records as soon as we knew about the robbery.
The Earth as we knew it, no longer exists.
Will civilisation as we knew it ever return?
We came as soon as we knew Magda took him.
I nonetheless sense from your answer that there is a very big difference between the status of the individual Member States, as we knew there was before 1 December.
The traditional telephone as we knew it is now a fading memory.
I therefore believe that we can only vote on the text as we knew it at the time.
But this is not a criticism, as we knew that the political context prevented further progress from being made.
Soon as we knew she was headed for Budapest, we pulled your phone records, Sean.
Yet it is the people of Metropolis who are feeling the loss most as we knew him best.
Our lives as we knew them are over.
We assisted the Committee of Independent Experts in its work, and we acted swiftly and without hesitation by resigning as soon as we knew its conclusions.
And besides, as soon as we knew the play with the curator, we called our superior.

Alternatives:

as we were aware
as we understood
as we realized
as we recognized
as we comprehended

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