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prejudged

verb

past tense of prejudge

as in predicted

to form an opinion about (someone or something) before you have enough understanding or knowledge Officials complain that some reporters have prejudged the outcome of the investigation. She was wrong for prejudging him.

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Recent Examples of prejudged Anthony’s attorneys contend those comments have created the appearance that Roach prejudged the defense’s claims. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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Back in 2009, there was a Department of Homeland Security report that predicted a rise in far-right extremism.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Few could have predicted the club would win its final seven games.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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Luca Guadagnino‘s hotly anticipated Sam Altman biopic Artificial held its premiere at the New York Film Festival on Monday night and the first reactions to the movie have already hit social media.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
As anticipated, the company, which will be called simply Skydance, has set top roles for Casey Bloys, as co-chair and chief content officer of Skydance DTC, and George Cheeks as head of Skydance TV.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

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