forbidden word / phrase: biased toward

biased adj. 1 showing an unreasonable like or dislike for someone or something based on personal opinions: The newspapers gave a very biased report of the meeting. I think she’s beautiful but then I’m biased since she’s my daughter. 2 A biased collection of data contains more information that supports a particular opinion than you would expect to find if the collection had been made by chance: The unexpected results may be partially due to the biased sample used in the study.

from biased. (2025). https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/biased

toward prep. 1: in the direction of; driving toward town. 2 a : along a course leading to; a long stride toward disarmament. b : in relation to; an attitude toward life. 3 a : at a point in the direction of : near; a cottage somewhere up toward the lake. b : in such a position as to be in the direction of;  your back was toward me. 4 : not long before; toward the end of the afternoon. 5 a : in the way of help or assistance in; did all he could toward raising campaign funds. b: for the partial payment of; proceeds go toward the establishment of a scholarship.
— adj. 1 a : coming soon : imminent. b : happening at the moment : afoot. 2 a obsolete : quick to learn : apt. b : propitious, favoring; a toward breeze.

from toward. (2025). In Merriam-Webster Dictionary. 

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example sentences: biased toward

Mr. Santorum’s rivals are biased toward sleeves.
The New York Times

Principals and teachers are heavily biased toward the alarmist perspective.
The Guardian

His governing style, in short, is biased toward complexity.
The New York Times

Why, Parfit wonders, are we so biased toward the future?
The New Yorker

“So, if anything, it was biased toward the Democrats”.
The New Yorker

His programming this fall is riskily biased toward the present.
The New Yorker

My administration will be a little more biased toward growth.
The New York Times

So we’re very biased toward talent over experience.
The New York Times

Maybe they are just biased toward McCain (possibly).
The Economist

So there’s a reason we’re biased toward the present, and its “visceral rewards”.
The New Yorker

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April 2, 2025
Hudson Valley, New York

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