skew
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Netanyahu may also bet that the estimated 70,000 Israelis who flew home from abroad to vote, and are thought to skew against him, wouldn't do so again.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
"Policymakers around the world are having difficult discussions about how to sustain market-based systems amid distortionary policies from some economies that skew competition and hurt employment," Bessent said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Reputation is a funny thing — how easily it can subconsciously skew one’s perception, even when we try our best to remain impartial.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The skew in Treasury options has turned more bullish, signaling that more traders are piling into bullish call-option contracts that could pay off if bond prices rise.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
There are mirrors on two sides, and they skew my ability to figure out square footage, but I figure it’s twenty feet by fifteen feet, tops.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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Their audience generally skews older, and for some, an older crowd’s curiosities skew boring.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Compared with NYC-DSA’s base, which skews young, college-educated, and not especially well paid—heavy on teachers, social workers, and nonprofit employees—the MYD crowd runs established.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
Ramp said its data set skews toward high-growth, tech-forward companies of varying sizes, with some Fortune 500 companies included.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It is notably different from the men's game, which skews male and older.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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
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Key witness testimonies changed over time, the court excluded significant exculpatory evidence and judicial rulings skewed the jury’s view of the evidence against Masterson, his lawyers alleged at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
They acknowledge that earnings risks remain positively skewed as it prepares to change CEO, but observe that the stock is already trading at elevated historical multiples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
That life expectancy, however, was heavily skewed by high infant mortality, according to the Social Security Administration.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
In London, their audience skewed young: The queue for pick and mix was longer than the one for the bar.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Various dresses were skewed out of their rows and some were half off their hangers.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Boutique hotels are skewing wealthier than perhaps ever before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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
One pudgy 140-pound rider earned a place in reinsman legend by fooling a profoundly myopic clerk of scales by skewing the readout to register him at 110.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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