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preconceived idea





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I had a really specific preconceived idea of her when going into this.

From Salon • May 10, 2023

“I want to be known by that and not by some preconceived idea of what I’m supposed to do.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2023

"One of the problems we have, of course, is that there's a preconceived idea of what romantic fiction actually is," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2023

It’s easy to be seduced into thinking this team won’t be as bad as my preconceived idea of what sort of carnage loomed in 2018, post-reimagination.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2019

The procession in no way accorded with Godfrey's preconceived idea.

From Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia by Paget, Walter




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