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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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Parents can answer questions about their child — such as in the National Survey of Children’s Health — but can be biased or misinterpret questions, especially if English isn’t their first language.

From Los Angeles Times

“Even with intervention jitters lingering, there appears to be a market consensus that the dollar-yen pair is biased toward the upside.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Last week, Panama's Supreme Court ruled that the concession was "unconstitutional" and found it had "a disproportionate bias in favor of the company" without "any justification" and to the "detriment of the State's treasury."

From Barron's

These pages have highlighted some of the bias in Netflix’s programming choices.

From The Wall Street Journal

The court's ruling declared the contract "unconstitutional" and found it had "a disproportionate bias in favor of the company" without "any justification" and to the "detriment of the State's treasury."

From Barron's