Thesaurus results for BIASING

biasing

verb

variants or biassing

present participle of bias

as in turning

to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors

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Recent Examples of biasing This indicates that there are no systemic sources of error that are biasing the error-detection process. — ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 But in watermarking the text, AI systems readjust the probability of each of those possible words, biasing the model subtly in favor of some words over others. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 The text watermark works by statistically biasing Claude’s word choices according to a key held by Anthropic. — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Treating chains of thought too reverently — even when their results are verifiable — could also prevent scientists from discovering even better ways of biasing LRMs toward accurate outputs. — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026 But both studies make critical errors that undermine their conclusions, biasing their findings against detecting any benefits of early intervention. — Marc Lipsitch, STAT, 21 July 2026

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America must become better at turning breakthrough ideas into products the world can afford.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
On October 24, 2006, Taylor Swift was released—the debut album by a 16-year-old with blonde curls, cowboy boots, and a special talent for turning heartbreak into hits.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of turning

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In Knox, Clark has spent much of this school year convincing those families to complete their meal applications.

— Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
The two have been tasked with convincing Prince William to reconcile with Harry, which won’t be easy.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2026

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McIlrath said prosecutors and other investigating agencies are ethically prohibited from sharing information or making statements that could harm the fairness of legal process by influencing witnesses or prejudicing the grand jury.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Kenney and co-counsel Sheryl Leung objected to the request, calling it prior restraint on speech and arguing that the prosecution has not said anything publicly that could be seen as prejudicing potential jurors.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

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