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bias

[bahy-uhs] / ˈbaɪ əs /


NOUN
diagonal weave of fabric
Synonyms
VERB
cause to favor
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
be fair be impartial be just


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Members of UCLA’s Task Force to Combat Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias, which in a 2024 report found “broad-based perceptions of antisemitic and anti-Israeli bias on campus,” did not sign.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Len Bias, a 6-foot-8 basketball player at the University of Maryland who was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1986 as the NBA’s No. 2 overall pick, was a promising client.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Craighill told the Post that Advantage advised Bias to moderate his spending but couldn’t force him to do that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

That is the finding of a new research study, “Conflicting News, Negativity Bias, and Short-Term Return Predictability.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

Bias tape is threaded through the top and tied just above the bust.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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