prejudgments

plural of prejudgment
as in assumptions
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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Noun
  • The second question is cost behavior, meaning what the bill does when tool calls double and when agent volume falls short of the vendor’s assumptions.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Here is a brief overview and judgement calls of several garden insects that challenge our assumptions about who belongs in which column.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
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  • No contemporary record confirms who commissioned it, however, and other theories have attributed its patronage to figures including Matilda, William the Conqueror's wife.
    Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026
  • By more precisely measuring this consequence of general relativity, this study also serves to constrain alternate theories that call Einstein’s conclusions into question.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
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  • Conventional wisdom would say Gauff is too talented a player, and too good an athlete, to never figure out grass — and preconceptions about a player’s style can sometimes hide the reality of their records.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Beyond the pitch, the World Cup offers a chance for visiting fans from dozens of nations to share their cultures, consider their own preconceptions, and explore the host countries.
    Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
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“Prejudgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudgments. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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