even-handed
Example Sentences
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Even-tempered and even-handed, he’s a good guide through the minefields of racial history — he keeps you from blowing up.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
One point is explicit but even-handed: "Both countries will agree to abolish all discriminatory measures and guarantee the rights of Ukrainian and Russian media and education."
From BBC • Nov. 21, 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
“Fair and even-handed policing is just as foundational to progress in Northern Ireland as fully functioning political institutions operating on a cross-community basis,” Donaldson said.
From Washington Times • Sep. 4, 2023
In this world of doubt we still believe in even-handed justice, and in pure law.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
