I came to the lecture without any preconceptions.
tried to go into the training sessions without any preconceptions
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But at least some of that conflict comes from false assumptions, and some of it comes from turning their preconceptions into self-fulfilling prophecies.—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 But Torquay bucks against most travelers' preconception of England in all of the important ways.—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2025 A day at Wimbledon often means dinner at 1 a.m. and waking up seven hours later, and all the while, Riddle contends with preconceptions about being the partner of a sports star — especially one on an upward trajectory.—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 10 July 2025 For many, Game Freak is synonymous with Pokémon, but their upcoming game Beast of Reincarnation looks to shatter that preconception.—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for preconception
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