prejudices

present tense third-person singular of prejudice
as in biases
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge all the bad stories I had heard about the incoming CEO prejudiced me against him even before the first meeting

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  • In a recent 2020 study, even neutral words were processed by participants differently depending on whether they were placed in a positive or negative context, revealing that prior emotional tone biases how future information is received.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • Estonia also provides paid parental leave/benefit that can be used until a child turns three.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • To spot the exact moment water turns into exotic ice, scientists used powerful X-ray beams at a synchrotron.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Prejudices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudices. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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