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[skyoo] / skju /


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“The nature of the attacks will try to reach the Pratt voters particularly since they are the largest bloc of undecideds and they skew conservative,” Bonin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

U.S. travelers to the region skew female, with women 55 and over making up 24%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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 audience Kalshi is attracting is different from its typical trader base, which skews heavily toward males.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

But it’s consistent with a growing body of research in the behavioral economics field showing how our mood skews our decision-making.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 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

It doesn’t diminish her 20/20 vision, only skews it a bit.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

But because the survey only interviewed “heads of household,” the data skewed toward Gen Z-ers who were already affluent enough to lead a household at a young age.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 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

On the other hand, the new engine's drivability was definitely worse, which may have skewed the picture.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The roster is skewed by the Dodgers, who appeared in the series four times since 2015, losing in 2017 and 2018, and winning in 2024 and 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

If I skipped a meal, he lectured me, telling me I shouldn’t listen to outsiders and their skewed views on beauty.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

“Significant declines” for fares between the U.S. and Heathrow are also skewing the data slightly.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

The bank, which maintains its buy rating and HK$66.70 stock target price, says there is a risk of lithium prices skewing higher given strong on-the-ground demand and on-and-off supply disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Hackett says that opt-in polling companies can be victim to "bogus respondents", skewing their data.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 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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