a priori
Example Sentences
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"I see nothing good in any war, and in a war like this there can be nothing good a priori," Konstantin replies carefully.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Whether ultra-processed foods contribute to our currently rising rates of non-communicable disease requires direct testing in analytic studies designed a priori to do so," said Charles H. Hennekens, M.D.,
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
"I am not a priori against", he said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2023
Among people who have good immune health, can I predict a priori that they will do as well during an infection?
From Scientific American ● Jun. 21, 2023
An ombudsman would scan the news stories, research whatever statistics are mentioned, try to see that they are at least internally consistent, and probe most carefully into a priori implausible claims.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
