preconceived notion

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A lot of times guests came in with some sort of preconceived notion for how it would go and then had their minds changed just over the course of doing the interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Anything that taints their preconceived notion of how they should be.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2023

Laz Alonso recalled his days as an aspiring actor trying to break into the industry with the preconceived notion that all actors were rich.

From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2023

Jurors are supposed to assess the case on its merits, not their preconceived notion of the defendant.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2023

We have not supplied what it craved but that which, from our preconceived notion, we thought it ought to want.

From The Arena Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891 by Various