skew
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Automakers tend to put the techiest features in their priciest models, but buyers of those cars skew older and may be more likely to reject new technology, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Gomez-Cardona said the data show that average healthcare spending remains relatively stable because many retirees incur modest costs, while a smaller share of retirees face exceptionally large medical expenses that skew the distribution.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Those numbers are merely going to skew further.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Because all monitored newsletters pay the same flat fee, my firm has no incentive to skew any newsletter’s returns better or worse than another.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
He saw Eril-Fane look at it, too, and shudder again and skew his gaze away.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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The audience Kalshi is attracting is different from its typical trader base, which skews heavily toward males.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
But it’s consistent with a growing body of research in the behavioral economics field showing how our mood skews our decision-making.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
Russell is sanguine about that, and points out that the fact that Mercedes are dominating somewhat skews the dynamic of the contest.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
That shift leaves Kering more exposed than rivals such as Hermès or Chanel, whose clientele skews further upmarket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
It doesn’t diminish her 20/20 vision, only skews it a bit.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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“This apparent standoff between the bulls and the bears reflects short-term temperature outlooks that are only slightly skewed in a bullish direction,” Ritterbusch & Associates says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The bottom line: Prediction markets are being seriously skewed by what their whales are hoping will be the case rather than what they truly believe will come to pass.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Our guys wanted to start the game fast. The stadium felt like a home game but all of this energy skewed our risk management," Barry said.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
“Well, the S&P 500 is very skewed to, say, 10 stocks that now account for over 30% of the index’s value. Is that a problem?”
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Barnsley argues that these kinds of skewed age distributions exist whenever three things happen: selection, streaming, and differentiated experience.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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The updated L9 is off to a solid start, attracting about 10,000 orders in its first two weeks, with demand skewing toward higher-end variants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Since the indexes are weighted by market cap, migrations prevent large companies from dramatically skewing the performance of indexes meant for smaller companies.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Notably, independent voters’ views on immigration are skewing more in line with Democrats’, according to the poll.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Experts said that YouGov's methodology - gathering data from volunteers who received cash rewards for their time - left it vulnerable to "bogus respondents" skewing the data.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
I braced my feet farther apart when it felt like the ground was skewing to the left.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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