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bias
Noun
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A bias is a preference in one direction that makes things unequal.
There is strong evidence of a bias towards the death penalty for black rather than white murderers.
They had plans for an international centre, with a strong political bias.
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The bias is the diagonal direction, especially in cloth.
The neckline was cut on the bias to improve the drape of the fabric.
bias
Verb
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If you bias something, you unfairly make one result more likely than another.
Sexism in language biases experience constantly towards the male sex.
By not providing this information, you bias the results.
address
Noun
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An address is the location where a building is or where a person lives.
address
Verb
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If you address a group, you talk in front of it.
The Prime Minister will address the United Nations.
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If you address a letter, you write an address on it.
She addressed the envelope to "Mr. John Black."