as in assumption
an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something
the general public's prejudgment of the accused before the trial had even started
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Her existence in the vibrant capital city of Sepphoris brings into questions some of our traditional assumptions of Mary as an impoverished illiterate from a backwater rural village with no exposure to Greco-Roman culture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025 -
To interrogate our own assumptions, to stay open when experience, dialogue, or suffering presses against us — that is philosophy at its deepest.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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The season drew heavy criticism for its glacial pace and incoherent plotting, generating more Reddit theories than actual scares and leaving viewers more haunted by what could have been.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Combining investigative journalism, DNA analysis and cinematic dramatization, the docuseries examines four competing theories about Columbus’ origins and the mystery around the titles bestowed on him by the Catholic Monarchs.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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While her wit, charm and determination bring her attention, her collapsing health, social prejudice and family tensions conspire against her.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The kind having to do with allegations that concertgoers were not warned about uncomfortably hot venues used in Madonna’s Celebration Tour concert that Crawshaw-Sparks had dismissed with prejudice on behalf of the pop star and Live Nation.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Prejudgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudgment. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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