preconceived notion
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Laz Alonso recalled his days as an aspiring actor trying to break into the industry with the preconceived notion that all actors were rich.
From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2023
Jurors are supposed to assess the case on its merits, not their preconceived notion of the defendant.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2023
“Fabric of a Nation” also subverts the preconceived notion of quilting as a pointedly gendered practice.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022
"We have a preconceived notion that diamonds are so unique. They're hard to come by on the Earth's surface," Arianna Gleason, one of the study authors, told Salon.
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2022
A few of the South Yarra notables dropped in, not quite accidentally, to Mrs. Vernon's afternoon tea, whose manner and appearance rather altered Estelle's preconceived notion of colonial society.
From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf
