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bias

Definition for bias

noun as in diagonal weave of fabric

Strong matches

angle, incline, oblique, slant

verb as in cause to favor

Strongest matches

distort, incline, prejudice, slant, sway

Weak match

make partial

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More than once, Sundari gets to school Param and his friend about their assumptions about her state – in one instance, throwing bias back at them about "ignorant, illiterate, arrogant, entitled" north Indians.

From BBC

The panel said he also engaged in a pattern of improper remarks that “were discourteous and gave the appearance of bias to a crime victim, prospective jurors, defendants, attorneys and others.”

In the digital landscape, the political cartoon, once a staple of the American newspaper, has fallen by the wayside, crushed under a mountain of current events and covert biases.

From Salon

The statement also said the company had "issued three Field Safety Notices in 2024 to all UK users, informing them of a potential positive bias issue."

From BBC

Conservative personality types also often have a stronger negativity bias than liberals.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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