skew

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That meant that urine samples with high sugar content could have started fermenting and consequently generated alcohol that could have skewed the test result or created a false positive.

From Los Angeles Times

So while the S&P 500 is overly concentrated, that concentration is skewed toward profitable companies, which is helping the index withstand some of the recent pressure seen across financial markets.

From MarketWatch

It added compensation figures often related to incidents from many years earlier and can be skewed by one or two high-value cases involving life-long care needs.

From BBC

“We now believe the risk/reward is more skewed to the downside,” Rodriguez wrote in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch

Low-fat and fat-free versions tend to skew either watery or weirdly sweet in that diet-adjacent way; save those for smoothies or dressings, where the yogurt is a supporting actor, not the star.

From Salon