as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
fortunately, the person chosen to determine custody for the child is known for her fair-mindedness
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Because History is best interpreted by those with the distance to maintain a semblance of objectivity.—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Just walk away today and come back when feelings settle and objectivity returns.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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Initiatives such as Project 2025 articulate a broader effort to remake the federal bureaucracy as an instrument of personal and partisan loyalty rather than professional neutrality.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Under political and donor duress, some schools have adopted statements promising institutional neutrality on issues of the day — even those about which administrators, faculty and students may be most vocal.—
Richard K. Vedder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 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
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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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At the root of many people’s concerns was that Sky was the only broadcaster showing Premier League football in the UK at the time, raising concerns over impartiality.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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If the government is willing to dismiss such basic concerns about impartiality in cases with this level of public visibility, why should anyone trust that the investigative process will be fair or credible the next time law enforcement’s conduct is questioned?—
Diane Goldstein,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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