notions
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When these notions are proven wrong, public discontent becomes apparent.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Couple that with the group’s uncompromising punk rock attitude about their structure and message, and it’s easy to see why Irreversible Entanglements might not fit cleanly into everyone’s preconceived notions about “jazz.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
To Trump, who has rigidly hierarchical notions of gender, that probably seems emasculating.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
Those anchored in religion or heritage may find guidance in old customs, but the author and her family, like so many others, appear to have only shallow connections to disparate, disconnected notions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
The surprising number of consecutive runs of heads or tails of various lengths give rise to further counter-intuitive notions.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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