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It’s also true, however, that the tax advantages of defined contribution plans tend to skew toward wealthier households.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Consequently, Barclays said: “In contrast, skew on credit ETFs, led by LQD, steepened sharply, opening a notable divergence in downside risk perceptions across asset classes.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Analysts at Cboe Global Markets said one-month TLT put skew — a measure of demand for out-of-the-money put options compared with out-of-the-money call options — surged to its highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

Automakers tend to put the techiest features in their priciest models, but buyers of those cars skew older and may be more likely to reject new technology, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

We didn’t want to skew the graph with new data, and so didn’t mention that Desdemona was actually seventy-one, not ninety-one, and that she always confused sevens with nines.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The list of stocks skews toward energy — just as energy trader Arnold’s portfolio relies on those stocks as a geopolitical hedge — but also includes utilities and staples.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

The audience Kalshi is attracting is different from its typical trader base, which skews heavily toward males.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Then there is weirdness among the indexes, which skews our view of reality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Russell is sanguine about that, and points out that the fact that Mercedes are dominating somewhat skews the dynamic of the contest.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

As I watch, a small explosion flashes from the launch port and one shuttle dock rail skews to one side, while the other completely detaches.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

That life expectancy, however, was heavily skewed by high infant mortality, according to the Social Security Administration.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

One of the victims, Henriette Berthelsen, told AFP the conclusions, regardless of what is decided, were skewed from the start since no Greenlandic Inuit were appointed as experts.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Researchers say that skewed ratio may be self-perpetuating: Because more boys are thought to have autism, diagnostic tools are biased toward boys’ autistic traits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Client activity has also picked up, with positioning skewed to the long side.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Her face is long, her mouth slightly lopsided; something about the top lip is a little skewed, as if it’s been cut open and sewn up crooked.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

They’ve pointed to methodology changes in the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index as bugs in the machine, saying they are skewing the results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Experts said that YouGov's methodology - gathering data from volunteers who received cash rewards for their time - left it vulnerable to "bogus respondents" skewing the data.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

From a tactical standpoint, the setup suggests the risk/reward is skewing toward a near term bounce rather than renewed downside.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

Colorectal cancer was the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. last year — and the toll is now skewing younger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

I braced my feet farther apart when it felt like the ground was skewing to the left.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia