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preconception

[pree-kuhn-sep-shuhn] / ˌpri kənˈsɛp ʃən /


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With a subject that can be as dark as this, I know some people aren’t ready to hear it or have a preconception of what the show will be.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The big preconception in wrestling is that performers do not get hurt, Annabelle said, but she has the bruises to show this is not the case.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

“I think the preconception is that these are self-centered show offs,” Lanteri said.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

The team found that maternal stress during preconception was associated with higher blood glucose levels, especially among women using intrauterine insemination to conceive and women of higher socioeconomic status.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

Then there are others where fable, myth, preconception, love, longing, or prejudice step in and so distort a cool, clear appraisal that a kind of high-colored magical confusion takes permanent hold.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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