skew

Example Sentences

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“Today’s announcement skews positive and signals a new era for KMX.”

From Barron's

Some of the spending was skewed, to be sure, by richer households that have seen a big increase in wealth due to soaring stocks and rising home values.

From MarketWatch

A higher skew usually signals that prices for put options, often used to hedge against downturns, are more expensive relative to calls, which typically represent bullish bets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Each year, the BLS tries to correct for this, but its new process can also skew the January results.

From MarketWatch

“The risk in 2026 has always been skewed to further easing given the expected undershoot of the inflation target,” Deutsche Bank’s Chief European Economist Mark Wall said in a recent research note.

From Barron's