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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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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

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

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

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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