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current
Adjective
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Something that is current is up to date.
This news is current.
We bought our home 20 years ago, but we couldn't buy it at current prices.
current
Noun
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Current is movement in a fluid.
There is a strong current in that water.
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Current is movement in electricity.
It has a current of nine amperes.
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.