preconceived
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Preconceived notions govern responses unless you work to change them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Preconceived notions, habits of civilization, theory for future, imagination, all stand in the eye of your honesty.
From The Forest by White, Stewart Edward
Preconceived notions, can, moreover, vitiate, to an extraordinary degree, the testimony of even veracious persons.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
Preconceived notions about species being laid aside, the specimens in hand were distributed, according to their obvious resemblances, into groups of apparently identical or nearly identical forms, which were severally examined and compared.
From Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism by Gray, Asa
Preconceived notions, especially when one is fairly brought up in their influence, are most difficult to shake off.
From Camp and Trail by White, Stewart Edward
Vocabulary lists containing preconceived
The Alchemist
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: pre-
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