subconscious
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Edney conceded there was "no evidence" that the jurors had communicated with anyone else, but said innocent contact - even just seeing the detective or solicitors - could have resulted in "subconscious influence".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
I’d run my fingers across the convex pyramid textures in the same way other people lay under a weighted blanket or ate sour candy, jolting my subconscious back into the here and now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
When you burrow this deep into the subconscious, logic is beside the point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“It’s the whole subconscious bias problem,” said Harvard historian of science and corporate influence expert Naomi Oreskes.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
In what was probably a subconscious act of self-preservation, my focus shifted toward something I could control, which was finding acceptable headwear for Malia and Sasha for the announcement.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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