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bias

[bahy-uhs] / ˈbaɪ əs /


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


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Today’s media-verse is so fractured and bifurcated along political lines, I just assumed that confirmation bias would drive most folks toward friendly sources, i.e. what they want to hear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Another advantage is that the detector operates with zero source-drain bias.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

To remove that bias, the Dallas Fed designed its index to discard the 31% biggest increases in a given month, but only the 24% biggest decreases.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"I don't look at one club or another. I don't have that local bias a fan might have. For me, it's more global," said Spain coach Luis de la Fuente.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

A reliance on artefacts will thus bias an account of ancient hunter-gatherer life.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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