preconception

"What we're trying to get away from is that preconception that migraine is just a very bad headache."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

Federal health officials continue to recommend COVID-19 vaccination to individuals planning to conceive, and stress that the benefits of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine outweigh potential risks of vaccination during preconception or pregnancy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2023

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

The film asks one to look closer, not just at others but also at one’s own accepted opinions, assumptions and preconceptions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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

In Arizona, the overhaul started about a decade ago with the closing of underperforming, 6,000-square-foot locations that fit many people’s preconceptions of thrift as “that dark, dirty store on the corner,” O’Neal said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

Absurd perhaps, but variants of this explanation in less transparent contexts might carry considerable force for people with strong enough preconceptions.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos