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Meanings of skewed in English

Having an oblique or slanting direction or position.

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Usage of skewed in English
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One particular paragraph stands out as a prime example of skewed thinking.
The Irish Times
2
Nixon skewed the process, however, by substituting political ideology for judicial independence.
True compass: a memoir
3
The Labour and Greens parties said that advice was skewed and wrong.
Radio NZ
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Many U.S. companies' reported results have been skewed by the law's impact.
Reuters
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Five minutes after that, another skewed shot flew a long way over.
The Guardian
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Even rural seats in western NSW were relatively strongly skewed to Yes.
News.com.au
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Criticism has also focused on the heavily Māori-skewed statistics for police chases.
Radio NZ
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What if Charlie Redmond hadn't skewed that early penalty high and wide?
Independent.ie
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Chances were, she'd get some delusional perspective, some skewed vision of reality.
The soul catcher
10
Brahimi skewed wide but would not wait long for something more substantial.
The Guardian
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In any case, for many conservatives, the whole system is unfairly skewed.
Reuters
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The work is too skewed and surreal to spring from everyday experience.
The Irish Times
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Stuff's chief executive Sinead Boucher said the package was skewed towards broadcasters.
Radio NZ
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Draghi said the risks to that outlook were skewed to the downside.
Reuters
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Incentives to increase lending are skewed towards small and medium sized enterprises.
Reuters
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In Mexico, it said irrigation subsidies were skewed towards the biggest farmers.
Reuters
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Skewed through the time
Skewed across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common