biasing

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 While not feasible in all work settings, adopting a practice of removing personal information about gender and other potentially biasing characteristics can increase fair and consistent performance evaluations. Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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  • The innovation is part of a growing effort to merge menstrual care with wearable health technology, turning everyday products into tools for early disease detection and better reproductive health monitoring.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Turning to a zone defense in the second half of Game 1 suffocated Phoenix’s offense, denying Alyssa Thomas the middle of the floor and turning the tide of the game.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • The more information out there about you, the more personalized and convincing scam calls become.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Voodoo was also meant to get Prince’s attention, with the hope of convincing the Purple One to collaborate with D and Quest on an album — essentially, to serve as an audition for Prince — but that’s another story.
    Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • For other programs in recent years, previous relationships have proven critical as coaches like Indiana’s Curt Cignetti (hired from James Madison) and Washington’s Jedd Fisch (Arizona) were able to jump-start their rebuilds by persuading several of their key players to make the move with them.
    The Athletic Colleges staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • He’s been accused of persuading people to invest their life savings in his real estate opportunities and promising six-figure returns, only to take the profits for himself.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Biasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biasing. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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