prejudices

verb

present tense third-person singular of prejudice
as in biases
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge all the bad stories I had heard about the incoming CEO prejudiced me against him even before the first meeting

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  1. biases
  2. turns
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  • Obesity is clearly multifactorial, and emphasizing biology spotlights biological solutions, which biases our selection of choices related to our health.
    — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026
  • Nationalist fervor over beating China biases AI policy toward recklessness — and possible catastrophe.
    — Robert Wright, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
Definition of biases
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  • Using the Corsairs to strike a fortified naval port directly without risking human operators turns that tactic on its head.
    — David Szondy July 13, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
  • The additional wattage turns the usual 2-D projection into a 3-D production.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 14 July 2026
Definition of turns
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