as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
we trust the evenhandedness of our marriage counselor implicitly
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Noun
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American militia sought revenge for these raids, skeptical of Christian Indians’ claims of neutrality as the war ground on.—
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Because of that connection, Morley said courts could potentially apply the same neutrality principles to ballot language that affects congressional redistricting.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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But objectivity is the opposite of Hegseth’s intent.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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This acknowledgment of reader subjectivity is in the spirit of Sloan’s work, in contrast to the traditional critic’s standpoint of an objectivity that has never really existed, that often only serves to obscure whiteness, masculinity, and wealth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.—
Erez Manela,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.—
Leo Robson,
The New Yorker,
5 Dec. 2016
Noun
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Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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Friendly or the blank politeness of impartiality?—
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Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The new criteria includes failure to exercise impartiality in prosecutions; failure to strictly comply with the State Bar of Georgia’s code of professional conduct; failure to comply with open records laws; and failure to comply with discovery procedures.—
David Wickert,
AJC.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Evenhandedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evenhandedness. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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