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prejudge

[pree-juhj] / priˈdʒʌdʒ /
VERB
presuppose
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At the confirmation hearing last month, Warsh said he wouldn’t prejudge policy decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

"We don't want to prejudge them, and we had a good conversation with our counterparts about that process."

From Barron's Mar. 16, 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

He told the BBC's Today programme that keeping the yards together was "sensible from an operating perspective" but he can’t prejudge what bidders will want.

From BBC Sep. 17, 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

But, in the Court Guide, the Claimant, or somebody else, has inserted an entry which prejudges the case.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Feb 3, 1872 by Various

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

“To be clear, I have not prejudged the issues raised regarding the Commanders,” he wrote.

From Seattle Times Apr. 25, 2022

Poor Agnes Lindorf! unheard thou art condemned, prejudged, thy judges will decree thee guilty, and this, thy trial, is no more than the mere mockery of justice!

From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)

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

"Force ourselves to reach out and find out why someone feels the way they do and make the choices they make without prejudging them a monster."

From Salon Nov. 23, 2024

“This procedural measure paves the way for a timely annual appropriations process without prejudging outcomes for specific program areas,” Mr. Yarmuth said.

From Washington Times Jun. 8, 2022

"I submit, Judge Slocum," said Eben Graham, who sat in a corner, his mean features looking meaner and more insignificant than usual, "I submit that you are prejudging the case."

From Do and Dare — a Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune by Alger, Horatio




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