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prejudice

[prej-uh-dis] / ˈprɛdʒ ə dɪs /




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His work fighting racial prejudice wasn’t limited to the world of sports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

By May, less than six months after Trump had filed his lawsuit, Blanche was submitting a voluntary dismissal with prejudice to Williams, essentially moving the case out of her jurisdiction.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

"Releasing such information prematurely could compromise ongoing enquiries and may prejudice future investigative opportunities," he said.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The federal rules say judges may exclude “propensity evidence” if they decide its value is “substantially outweighed by a danger of ... unfair prejudice, confusing the issues or misleading the jury.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

In the past it was usually laziness, prejudice, or lack of foresight that made a bad scythe, Citra had discovered.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

It shows the city “in all its diversity, prejudices, contradictions, inequities and generosities.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

Maybe, in training for that profession in those years before the First World War, he saw ahead of him prejudices he refused to swallow, humiliations he refused to bear.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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

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

“We’re all prejudiced against one thing or another,” Deen continues.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2025

In his appeal, Hernandez argued that that the jury had received improper instructions that violated US Supreme Court precedent and prejudiced his verdict.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2025

“You were sort of short, but Atticus, that man—” “Mr. O’Hanlon’s not prejudiced, Jean Louise. He’s a sadist.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

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

"I will do so without prejudicing their decision because we have to follow the clinical advice on this."

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

The NSW government had previously considered voting to expel Ward - who has been a state MP since 2011 - but legal advice indicated it could risk prejudicing his trial.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2025

That disagreeable autocrat has succeeded in prejudicing our neighbours against us, and it hurts you.

From The Lady of the Basement Flat by Earnshaw, Elizabeth




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