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as in to tilt
to depart from a straight line or course or from a middle position or value
A glitch caused the image on the screen to skew to one side. This show's viewers tend to skew a little older.
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as in to influence
to change (something) in a way that makes it unfair or inaccurate
The researchers tried to anticipate any problems that might skew the results of the study. Try not to let that one negative experience skew your opinion of the restaurant.
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Recent Examples of skew
The phenomenon occurs in districts where in-person voting on election day is skewed toward Republicans, while mail ballots counted later trend toward Democrats.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
There is at least one major tranche of votes from Election Day in Maricopa County and a much smaller batch like that in Pima County that is expected to skew heavily for Republicans.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
This could skew seasonal statistics, making average temperatures higher.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Already, Gen Alpha’s foremost influencer, North West, dressed up as Tyler for Halloween, and the crowd at this year’s Camp Flog Gnaw skewed toward high school age, placing Tyler in a unique position as a cross-generational superstar.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
There is at least one major tranche of votes from Election Day in Maricopa County and a much smaller batch like that in Pima County that is expected to skew heavily for Republicans.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
This could skew seasonal statistics, making average temperatures higher.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Already, Gen Alpha’s foremost influencer, North West, dressed up as Tyler for Halloween, and the crowd at this year’s Camp Flog Gnaw skewed toward high school age, placing Tyler in a unique position as a cross-generational superstar.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Davis said before tilting his head and staring into the camera with a serious look.Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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For minorities, the risk-reward calculus still tilts in favor of playing.Beryl Rosenstein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024
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Money gives women a seat at the table and the power to influence policies and change.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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London’s Swinging Sixties movement was rapidly influencing fashion and youth culture, eventually coursing through the rest of Europe and the U.S.Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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Labeling articles as veering too much to the left or to the right, would mean having clear, unambiguous data on what can be considered belonging to the former or to the latter, and weighting them fairly and appropriately, which is no easy task.Federico Guerrini, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The vehicle veered onto the left shoulder of the exit ramp hitting a tree and causing the vehicle to erupt in flames, the sources said.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Are sovereign ratings biased against economic growth in Africa?Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Because of that, however, critics have called its animal science research biased – a charge researchers here reject.Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
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The pattern occurs when an asset’s 50-day moving average rises above its 200-day moving average, and analysts typically want to see the 200-day upwardly sloping as well.Nick Wells,Pia Singh, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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Located roughly an hour away by car, Great Basin National Park officially earned its current status in 1986, with just over 75,000 acres of sloping hills and craggy caverns to explore.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Such a hasty announcement prejudiced the police investigations.Heraldo Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2013
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Newsweek reported Combs and his attorneys first filed a motion for the gag order last month, arguing that public statements could prejudice a potential jury.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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That group's funding represents a small fraction of the more than $200 million Musk spent in the 2024 election cycle, most of it through his super PAC intended to elect Trump, a signal of the influence wealthy people are angling to wield in U.S. politics and Trump's incoming administration.MEG KINNARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Howard Lutnick Howard Lutnick, who is the co-chair for Trump’s transition team, was picked for Commerce secretary after angling for the Treasury top job.Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
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The slanting afternoon light lends his ascent a spooky, otherworldly glow.Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Hoskins said the city law is slanted toward tenants and should be more balanced.David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Skew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skew. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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