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prejudice

[prej-uh-dis] / ˈprɛdʒ ə dɪs /




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For years, campuses taught students to recognize prejudice and the dangers of stereotyping minorities.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Sly and the Family Stone’s message of overcoming prejudice and treating everyone with dignity, including ourselves, matches their steadfast dedication to making all their fans feel loved, especially children.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2026

Basildon Borough Council said it could not comment because doing so "could prejudice ongoing legal enforcement proceedings".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Plus, next month a judge has scheduled a hearing to decide whether Hearn’s dismissed charges should be held with prejudice, so the DOJ can’t charge him again for the same alleged conduct.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2026

I wanted so much for us: a life free of constriction and prejudice.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

Some people were working through their prejudices in real time and it’s amazing to watch them transform.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Aa a pop star with 10 years of hits under her belt, she says big artists need to shed their prejudices about Eurovision.

From BBC May 17, 2026

Van Dine published rules for the genre, which John Dickson Carr—a sophisticated practitioner of the locked-room mystery—described as prejudices rather than prescriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds — our prejudices, fears and ignorance.

From Salon Feb. 13, 2026

The theories of scholars who claim to know what the foragers felt shed much more light on the prejudices of their authors than on Stone Age religions.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

On Tuesday, Tate's lawyers applied for a stay of 12 months on the civil case, arguing they were awaiting materials from the police and that any potential future criminal proceedings could be prejudiced.

From BBC May 6, 2026

Economic need can unite white Americans in support of more generous welfare policies, including among some who are racially prejudiced.

From Salon Jan. 19, 2026

Helder Barbalho, the governor of the state of Para, where Belem is located, slammed "the prejudiced" comments on the X social network.

From Barron's Nov. 18, 2025

The judge found the special prosecutor and Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies had concealed evidence from Baldwin’s legal team, which the judge said prejudiced the case against Baldwin.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2025

He defined reliable evidence as one would in a court of law: more than one witness, and the witnesses must be of sound mind, not partial or prejudiced.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The effective double trial led each executive to produce more damaging claims about the other, thus prejudicing the jury against the defendants, the lawyers said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

“Plaintiffs’ concealment of their identities is prejudicing the Robinsons’ defense,” the motion alleges.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2025

He went on to say: "Those incidents are now subject to an insurance claim and I can give no further details without prejudicing that insurance claims at this time I'm afraid."

From BBC Mar. 6, 2025

Lawyers for Mr Combs have argued that the number of "false and outrageous" claims being made by "government agents, plaintiffs' attorneys, and others with questionable motives" could be "perceived as prejudicing potential jurors".

From BBC Dec. 11, 2024

And it must be remembered that the reports showing these facts were made by the railroad companies and were certainly not made with any intention of prejudicing the cause of the railroad manager.

From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by William Larrabee




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