pre-existing belief

collocation in English

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pre-existing
adjective
uk
/ˌpriː.ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us
/ˌpriː.ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
existing before ...
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belief
noun[C or S or U]
uk
/bɪˈliːf/us
/bɪˈliːf/
the feeling of being certain that something exists or ...
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(Definition ofpre-existingandbelieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They may seek to reaffirm apre-existingbelief, or act out of whimsy.
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This is despite their cherry picking of evidence that conforms to apre-existingbelief.
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Research studies and positions taken by scholars and politicians tend to confirm thepre-existingbelief, rather than dispassionately observe and evaluate the issue.
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But it is also not so obvious that our moment-to-moment behavior is dictated by our pre-existing beliefs.
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Studies of environmental risk must not be subject to bias from pre-existing beliefs.
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In the ecological perspective, then, nature scenes are neither something that 'pleased the eye' nor communication of pre-existing beliefs or knowledge.
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Narrative theory clashed with several pre-existing beliefs as to the nature of human beings and how they communicate and act.
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The statistics on undecided voters indicate that most people have pre-existing beliefs when it comes to politics.
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Innovations speak of new ideas entering already existing societies and merging with pre-existing beliefs, resulting in artifacts and art forms such as bannerstones.
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Selective perception is also an issue for advertisers, as consumers may engage with some ads and not others based on their pre-existing beliefs about the brand.
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