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notions

British  
/ ˈnəʊʃənz /

plural noun

  1. pins, cotton, ribbon, and similar wares used for sewing; haberdashery

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It’s entirely possible — as hard as it may be to conceive in these deeply tribal, us-vs.-them times — for two competing notions to be true.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

When epidemiologist Antoine Flahault addressed a French governmental health conference alongside other health experts on Tuesday, he urged scientists, journalists and the general public to "be wary of preconceived notions".

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“Only old, outworn notions stand in the way of these ideas.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

You could think of it as a test of how committed American corporations are to notions of fairness.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

How does some music, such as rap, challenge our original notions of speech and music by integrating speech as part of the music?

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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