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[skyoo] / skju /


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“The nature of the attacks will try to reach the Pratt voters particularly since they are the largest bloc of undecideds and they skew conservative,” Bonin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

It’s also true, however, that the tax advantages of defined contribution plans tend to skew toward wealthier households.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Automakers tend to put the techiest features in their priciest models, but buyers of those cars skew older and may be more likely to reject new technology, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The company has said that its consumers skew affluent and haven’t pulled back their spending as much as customers have at some other chains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

I ask, using an editing app to clone, enlarge, flip, skew, and totally mutate his picture until he looks like some bizarre freakoid.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

The audience Kalshi is attracting is different from its typical trader base, which skews heavily toward males.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

“Dad Brain,” as the author acknowledges, skews toward married, educated, heterosexual couples.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

But it’s consistent with a growing body of research in the behavioral economics field showing how our mood skews our decision-making.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Russell is sanguine about that, and points out that the fact that Mercedes are dominating somewhat skews the dynamic of the contest.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

As I watch, a small explosion flashes from the launch port and one shuttle dock rail skews to one side, while the other completely detaches.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

“Our valuation frameworks broadly point to fair value below the current share price implying risk-reward ratio skewed to the downside,” Chavez writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Prediction markets can also get caught up in narratives and be skewed by flawed or even fraudulent polls.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

In London, their audience skewed young: The queue for pick and mix was longer than the one for the bar.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

One of the victims, Henriette Berthelsen, told AFP the conclusions, regardless of what is decided, were skewed from the start since no Greenlandic Inuit were appointed as experts.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

But I believe we were similarly affected by the skewed relationships we had with our fathers.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

“Significant declines” for fares between the U.S. and Heathrow are also skewing the data slightly.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

This is skewing the division of the economic pie between capital and labor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Experts said that YouGov's methodology - gathering data from volunteers who received cash rewards for their time - left it vulnerable to "bogus respondents" skewing the data.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

Colorectal cancer was the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. last year — and the toll is now skewing younger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

I braced my feet farther apart when it felt like the ground was skewing to the left.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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