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preconception

[pree-kuhn-sep-shuhn] / ˌpri kənˈsɛp ʃən /


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She urged women who’ve dealt with issues like anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder to make preconception and pregnancy appointments with care providers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

With a subject that can be as dark as this, I know some people aren’t ready to hear it or have a preconception of what the show will be.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Historian David Olusoga, as a heavyweight intellect, will likely face the same preconception struggle as Fry, she says.

From BBC May 14, 2025

The study also found that women of higher socioeconomic status had higher levels of preconception stress and blood glucose levels during their pregnancy.

From Science Daily Jan. 4, 2024

Then there are others where fable, myth, preconception, love, longing, or prejudice step in and so distort a cool, clear appraisal that a kind of high-colored magical confusion takes permanent hold.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

It prompts us, as we bob about, to reflect on our own proclivities and preconceptions, our patterns of reception and perception.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Few are naive enough to think Supreme Court justices have no preconceptions about how a case will go.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2026

She adds: "Until people can see someone who looks like them in a role, preconceptions are difficult to shift."

From BBC Mar. 8, 2026

“I ask the reader,” Mr. Mamdani writes, “to shed certain media-driven preconceptions before reading this book.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

Imagine yourself a visitor from some other and quite alien planet, approaching Earth with no preconceptions.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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