as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
the palpable and unrelenting tendentiousness that pervades her every political pronouncement
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Noun
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Counter this bias by emphasizing your successful adoption of new tools or systems throughout your career.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025 -
Institutions must adopt continuous monitoring and auditing to identify and correct biases.—
Sidhant Bendre,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The charges were dismissed with prejudice, meaning Kristine can’t be charged again for the same thing.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2025
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At this juncture, dismissal with prejudice is required.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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This inherent human tendency, which already harms people and society in an analog setting, is exacerbated by the circumstances of today's world.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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It's thought that morning people act with more awareness because of their tendency to sleep better and have less fatigue or inattention.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These actions bring a new spirit of partisanship to the national treasure that is the Kennedy Center.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Five years after the COVID pandemic began, its legacy is as much political as epidemiological, according to a comprehensive new Axios-Ipsos poll, with Americans' views of what happened cleaved by partisanship and media preferences.—
Adriel Bettelheim,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In fact, the handbag was invented, experimented with and refined before women received pocket partiality.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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So, Hunt’s partiality for turtlenecks has now become the official look for player headshots over the past two decades.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Tendentiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tendentiousness. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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