skewed

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Loans and high-yield bonds are “very different markets. The bond market is a lot more skewed toward asset-heavy type industries” says Lotfi Karoui, multi-asset credit strategist at Pimco.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

That meant that urine samples with high sugar content could have started fermenting and consequently generated alcohol that could have skewed the test result or created a false positive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

It added compensation figures often related to incidents from many years earlier and can be skewed by one or two high-value cases involving life-long care needs.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

As long as transit through Hormuz remains constrained and regional infrastructure continues to be targeted, risks to oil prices are likely to remain skewed to the upside.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

The skewed face, the laughter with it, made something flood into Claire’s memory, surging upward in her like a wave about to break.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry