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The archaeologists were excited to find prehistoric pottery which they dated to neolithic times.
The employer was prejudiced against interviewees who had tattoos.
The five-year old was precocious and was already learning to play the piano.
The new political party had a preconception that there were plenty of voters looking for so-called centrist policies, and was shocked to find there weren't.
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The island contains a very large number of important prehistoric monuments.
Laws against racial prejudice must be strictly enforced.
From an early age Jane displayed a precocious talent for music.
He proceeds to take apart every preconception anyone might have ever had about him.
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Some archaeologists believe that Stonehenge- a famous prehistoric monument in England- was initially used as a burial ground.
For the last fifteen years, the country's Organisation For Fair Employment Practices has been working hard to eradicate prejudice towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees in the workplace.
The precocious seventeen-year-old youth from Brazil emerged as the top scorer in the 2018 FIFA World Cup football tournament.
The negative preconceptions of female drivers impaired the objectivity of the interviewers at the mass hiring event for drivers organised by the public bus transport company.
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I loved the prehistoric stories about dinosaurs.
The cops don't want to prejudice the investigation.
Matt is a precocious kid with lots of hidden passions.
He decided to follow the preconception before giving a chance to meet that guy as he truly was.
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P.s. James is wrong!!
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I would love to build a time machine to go back to prehistoric age and see a real dinosaur.
Smoking is increasingly banned in public places, so the smokers are being prejudice for their bad habit.
I attended a concert of a young man with a precocious talent for music, he was better than a known virtuoso.
Most people have preconception about bitcoin and think only criminals can find it useful.
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I think a hungry dinosaur would love for you to go back to that time!!
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