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prejudge

[pree-juhj] / priˈdʒʌdʒ /
VERB
presuppose
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The findings issued Friday don’t prejudge the final outcome, the commission said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The Clacton MP said he spoke with him a "couple of weeks ago" and said: "I hope we can sort things out. I don't want to prejudge anything".

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

Brussels has said the opening of an in-depth investigation does not prejudge its outcome.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

“It makes no sense whatsoever to prejudge the election outcome. And that is a misinformed view of what is happening on the ground in North Carolina, bless his heart,” McHenry said.

From Salon Oct. 25, 2024

“You cannot prejudge people in this business,” he said over and over when we met, and each time he used that phrase, his face took on a look of utter conviction.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

As Jessica Fletcher, the mystery-writing amateur sleuth in “Murder, She Wrote,” Lansbury never prejudges.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

However, he added: "It does not restore UK access to EU, nor prejudges adoption of equivalence decisions."

From BBC Jun. 27, 2023

This resolution in no manner prejudges the outcome of permanent status negotiations on east Jerusalem, which must, of course, reflect those historic ties and the realities on the ground.

From Time Dec. 28, 2016

On the face of it, the accord provocatively prejudges the outcome of the talks.

From Economist Nov. 13, 2014

It must assume realities; but it prejudges nothing as to their constitution, and the most diverse metaphysics can use it as their foundation.

From Meaning of Truth by William James

Judges are asked to recuse when their impartiality can reasonably be questioned because we don’t think it’s appropriate for judges to have prejudged a matter before them, and told us their views in advance.

From Slate May 29, 2024

“She has clearly prejudged the case,” August said.

From Washington Times Sep. 7, 2023

The judge noted that the woman indicated she had not prejudged the case, adding that "the mere fact of media coverage is not enough" to exclude her.

From Reuters Jul. 19, 2022

All said at their confirmation hearings they had not prejudged the issue.

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 2021

The two offices the Queen is most anxious should not be prejudged in any way, before the Queen has seen Lord Derby again, are the Foreign and the War Departments.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Arthur Christopher Benson

But as chair, he has been adamant about not prejudging the outcome of the July rate-setting meeting.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

A DUP spokesperson said O'Neill should await the outcome of an independent review "rather than prejudging that process".

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

I don't want to sound like I'm prejudging these birds, but they're not like peacocks where it is easy to tell them apart on sight.

From Salon Nov. 16, 2024

They cited “information received” about the dispute, “without prejudging the accuracy” of that information, and they requested details about the rent-to-own program, which is overseen by a Washington state agency.

From Seattle Times May 20, 2023

Washington gave him a chance to explain, but instead he resigned from office and published what he called "a vindication," in which he charged the President with "prejudging," "concealment," and "want of generosity."

From The True George Washington [10th Ed.] by Paul Leicester Ford




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