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biases

  • plural
    of bias.
    bias
    noun
    a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned.
  • present tense form
    of bias (3rd person singular).
    bias
    noun
    a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned.

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Therapists are taught to manage these feelings, but if not trained well or sufficiently self-reflective, they can let their biases go unchecked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

The aim was to assess how their biases were affected by scene-by-scene content analysis of the racial representation of 29 popular kids shows and movies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

But after an investor has begun to participate in the markets, he or she may have developed biases that are hard to overcome.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

One of its core biases is that value stocks outperform growth stocks, which of course they haven’t for over a decade.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Maybe then we can begin to fear less, to make fewer wrong assumptions, to let go of the biases and stereotypes that unnecessarily divide us.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama