even-handed
Example Sentences
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The first key part of this particular ruling suggests they will have to be even-handed in the way they deal with cases like this in future.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
Early in “Red Scare,” Clay Risen’s thorough, impassioned but even-handed study of Cold War hysteria in the U.S., the author makes a point of explaining what his subject is — and isn’t.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
Countries with institutions that uphold law create predictability for investors and “inclusiveness”; even-handed legal institutions support equal opportunity for the many and encourage the innovation necessary for a society to thrive.
From Slate • Oct. 16, 2024
Kissel said Dannehy “doesn’t seem the least bit predisposed, one way or another,” crediting her with the ability to make “fair and even-handed decisions” without the influence of partisan politics.
From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023
My objection—it applies particularly to the admission of grown-up young women to universities—is that even-handed justice is never administered.
From Lalage's Lovers by Birmingham, George A.
