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bias

[bahy-uhs] / ˈbaɪ əs /


NOUN
diagonal weave of fabric
Synonyms
VERB
cause to favor
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
be fair be impartial be just


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And it has categorically dismissed what it called “unfounded allegations” of bias from its officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

One of the biggest challenges is sampling bias because animals actively guarding eggs are much easier to notice and photograph than species that provide no parental care.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Avon and Somerset Police said it was "increasing the number of specially-trained officers to help manage sex offenders, and introducing more training around unconscious bias and spotting the signs of false compliance".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

But the most obvious explanation might be the correct one: Acme’s first adjuster misjudged the damage, possibly with a bias toward keeping costs down for the company.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

But knowing their bias, how much credence can we give to their protests that insecticides are harmless?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The aim was to assess how their biases were affected by scene-by-scene content analysis of the racial representation of 29 popular kids shows and movies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

One of its core biases is that value stocks outperform growth stocks, which of course they haven’t for over a decade.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

"Between attentional biases and depressive symptoms, we looked at the way that they were mutually predicting one another across the time points, which is especially novel and hasn't been done before."

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

That’s because the best course of action in many situations is to do nothing, and investors’ use of AI biases them toward action over inaction.

From MarketWatch May 11, 2026

There were biases on the other side, too.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

"Having visited all four Grand Slams, I might be biased, but Wimbledon is truly in a league of its own," Jacqueline adds.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Instead, such episodes seemed to reinforce his perception that he was climbing a mountain alone, battling institutions that were already biased against raw milk before hearing his case.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

In a statement, Villarreal denied any wrongdoing, calling the claims false, biased and lacking evidence.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

In 2025, 47% said they were biased against large corporations, nearly double that from 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

I've stopped looking at all the discussions and arguments from my family’s biased point of view.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Above all, the critic should be impartial, and by no means allow himself to be biassed by either prejudice or prepossession, whether personal or political.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 95, August 23, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

I should make a statistical inquiry among school-children, before their pristine wisdom had been biassed by teachers.

From The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll by Various

P�rez Gald�s is so biassed that he distorts his characters from their natural evolution by making them voice his own ideas.

From Heroic Spain by O'Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle

My Lewis always says that my figure is exactly right, but I dare say he's biassed.

From The War-Workers by Delafield, E.M.

The History is defective in its lack of objectivity; Graetz’s judgments are sometimes biassed, and in particular he lacks sympathy with mysticism.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

"If this person's goal, whether explicit or implicit, was in fact to understand the overall landscape of movies in this country, the algorithmic recommendation ends up seriously biasing one's understanding," the authors wrote.

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2025

Much of the research in nutrition is funded by industry, which has been criticized for biasing the results.

From Salon May 1, 2025

Bullard said it's not just inflation biasing the Fed toward more action.

From Reuters Sep. 14, 2023

Scientists who have internalized this concern may be subconsciously biasing their models to be unrealistically conservative.

From Scientific American Nov. 17, 2022

The doctor sprang from his chair and with eyes biasing and fists tightly clenched, stood over the captain.

From Tides of Barnegat by Smith, Francis Hopkinson

He did not," he said, "state the impression upon his own mind with the purpose of biassing theirs.

From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir

The subject is one of immense importance, and especially in this country, where it can seldom be discussed without adventitious circumstances biassing the inquirers.

From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

There would be no harm in biassing me in her favour.

From Ellen Middleton—A Tale by Fullerton, Georgiana

But the truth is that, if we set aside matters of trivial import, the enormous majority of human judgments are those into which the biassing power off likes and dislikes more or less largely enters.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green

Still the attitude created by the Tubingen theory largely persists as a biassing element in much that is written about Acts.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg




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