subjectivity

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Recent Examples of subjectivity Scholars must trace and analyze whether and how these new iterations heighten inherent tensions of news as narrative, such as reason versus emotion and objectivity versus subjectivity, and how journalists create novel conventions and routines around technological affordances. Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026 And, of course, there’s subjectivity. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026 Indeed, animism—the openness to subjectivity in any form, in a living world that is far more than human—is still the default view and practice of many indigenous cultures. Colin Cepuran, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 Has science surrendered to subjectivity? Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subjectivity
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Noun
  • In much of Europe, by contrast, the chauvinism that had fuelled two devastating World Wars rendered such displays largely taboo after Hitler’s defeat.
    Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Her stories are well-told, relevant and often searing, detailing an elementary-school teacher’s slight, a hometown swimming-pool reckoning and chauvinism from an Ivy League club.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Missouri Auditor’s Office began investigating the village in 2024 after receiving a whistleblower complaint alleging nepotism and conflicts of interest.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But nepotism rules everything around me, so why not The Immortal Man?
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

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“Subjectivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjectivity. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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