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preconception

[pree-kuhn-sep-shuhn] / ˌpri kənˈsɛp ʃən /


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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

Historian David Olusoga, as a heavyweight intellect, will likely face the same preconception struggle as Fry, she says.

From BBC ● May 14, 2025

“I think the preconception is that these are self-centered show offs,” Lanteri said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

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

His only terse response comes when pushed on what exactly those preconceptions were - and how quickly they took to disappear.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

It prompts us, as we bob about, to reflect on our own proclivities and preconceptions, our patterns of reception and perception.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

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

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026

“I ask the reader,” Mr. Mamdani writes, “to shed certain media-driven preconceptions before reading this book.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

In the end, their results fill three thick volumes and, along the way, challenge a lot of preconceptions of what character is.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell


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