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a priori

[ey prahy-awr-ahy, -ohr-ahy, ey pree-awr-ee, -ohr-ee, ah pree-awr-ee, -ohr-ee] / ˌeɪ praɪˈɔr aɪ, -ˈoʊr aɪ, ˌeɪ priˈɔr i, -ˈoʊr i, ˌɑ priˈɔr i, -ˈoʊr i /




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"Whether ultra-processed foods contribute to our currently rising rates of non-communicable disease requires direct testing in analytic studies designed a priori to do so," said Charles H. Hennekens, M.D.,

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

"I am not a priori against", he said.

From Reuters • Nov. 28, 2023

Among people who have good immune health, can I predict a priori that they will do as well during an infection?

From Scientific American • Jun. 21, 2023

The reasoning supporting the atomistic views described above is a priori.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

If an art is true, if an art is free of falsenesses, it is, a priori, beautiful.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell