preconceived
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“This course is really about getting people to free their minds from preconceived ideas,” Beshir says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Delevingne said she has used humour and being self-deprecating in the past but had to learn to take herself more seriously when it came to music, knowing that people will have preconceived ideas about her.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Generally, he did not prepare before starting a project, wanting to go in without preconceived ideas and using the shoot as his research.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
The Hell Cats, as a group, challenge voters’ preconceived notions about who can lead in the United States.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
It is just that we try to fit the waves to our preconceived ideas of positions and velocities.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Vocabulary lists containing preconceived
The Alchemist
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: pre-
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