preconception

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

"At the preconception care, patients with premenstrual disorders should be informed about the risk of perinatal depression and potential prevention strategies."

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2024

The study, published this week in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, also noted an association between preconception exposure to phthalates and changes in women's reproductive hormones, as well as increased inflammation and oxidative stress.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2023

“I do know there’s this preconception that the festival is a little more of a film nerd thing,” Huntsinger says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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

"Breaking fixed ideas and preconceptions is a big part of our concept," agrees Jurin.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Few are naive enough to think Supreme Court justices have no preconceptions about how a case will go.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 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

Does he believe, and act on, intelligence reports, especially those that rub against his preconceptions?

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2025

It was about the Angels, to be sure, but I couldn’t tell if Crosby was going to savage us or if the title was a setup designed to seduce viewers before overturning their preconceptions.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson