biased

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In a 5-0 ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court said Murdaugh deserved a new trial because the local county clerk had unfairly biased a jury against him.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The problem is that, with time, the scales of common sense can become biased, as Linda Goodman’s life shows, and Evangeline Adams’ clients learned, perhaps too late.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Studies have shown that industry-funded science tends to be biased in favor of the sponsor’s products.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

The arrangements sometimes have “harmed neighborhood schools, disrupting students and educators while creating the perception, and sometimes the reality, of biased decision-making,” Patel said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Justice Department and several of the nation’s leading foundations, published in 2007, found that the impact of the biased treatment is magnified with each additional step into the criminal justice system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander