bias
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And it has categorically dismissed what it called “unfounded allegations” of bias from its officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
One of the biggest challenges is sampling bias because animals actively guarding eggs are much easier to notice and photograph than species that provide no parental care.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
These agencies handle allegations of judicial misconduct, including bias, conflicts of interest, unethical conduct, abuse of authority, and other violations of the state’s code of judicial ethics.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Hassan went on to allege some kind of bias from Fifa.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
He immediately found himself leaning toward the unshaven man, but realized he was showing a bias.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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But after an investor has begun to participate in the markets, he or she may have developed biases that are hard to overcome.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
One of its core biases is that value stocks outperform growth stocks, which of course they haven’t for over a decade.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The new study is the first to examine how depressive symptoms and attention biases may influence one another over time in children.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
“The Pitt’s” depiction of such subjects includes unflinching attention to microaggressions and unconscious biases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Ultimately, a jury who brought many presumptions and biases to the trial of Marsha Colbey was selected to decide her fate.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Mexico’s inflation was 3.55% in mid-June, with core inflation at 4.12%, and risks to the inflation forecast remain biased to the upside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Instead, such episodes seemed to reinforce his perception that he was climbing a mountain alone, battling institutions that were already biased against raw milk before hearing his case.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
In a statement, Villarreal denied any wrongdoing, calling the claims false, biased and lacking evidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
In a 5-0 ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court said Murdaugh deserved a new trial because the local county clerk had unfairly biased a jury against him.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
“He got paid either way, so I’m not sure it mattered. He seemed completely biased against Marcus. He wanted him to plead guilty, and take a deal, but Marcus refused.”
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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As minds are differently biassed, this fact will be differently judged.
From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Lindley, Augustus F.
In a question of this kind the mind is perhaps unconsciously biassed by comparing one antiquarian idea with another.
From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas
Nor for every defect in faithfulness, through ignorance, want of courage, misinformation, or being biassed with affection for particular persons.
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander
Of course, one particular woman's opinion of her may very likely be biassed.
From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie
Each, biassed by previous irritation, accused the other in his mind of taking the shot from him.
From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard
"If this person's goal, whether explicit or implicit, was in fact to understand the overall landscape of movies in this country, the algorithmic recommendation ends up seriously biasing one's understanding," the authors wrote.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2025
But he told Reuters in an interview that the economy is biasing the central bank in that direction.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
By periodically biasing word selection in this way, a body of text is watermarked based on a particular distribution of tagged words.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2023
Scientists who have internalized this concern may be subconsciously biasing their models to be unrealistically conservative.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022
The horse started off on a biasing canter, much to my amusement.
From Medoline Selwyn's Work by Colter, Hattie E.
However, this is beside the question; and I want to avoid biassing your decision in any way.
From Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea by Overend, William Heysham
The subject is one of immense importance, and especially in this country, where it can seldom be discussed without adventitious circumstances biassing the inquirers.
From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
He did not," he said, "state the impression upon his own mind with the purpose of biassing theirs.
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir
Even if he was going to revise his views, was it right, was it candid, was it loyal to the truth, that he should revise them under the biassing influence of Meenie's eyes?
From Strange Stories by Allen, Grant
But the truth is that, if we set aside matters of trivial import, the enormous majority of human judgments are those into which the biassing power off likes and dislikes more or less largely enters.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
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