fairness
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So it is with China’s belated attempt to bolster the financial security of, and basic social fairness toward, poorer households.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
In fairness to the county commissioners, there wasn’t much they could have done.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Collectively, they are attacks on basic principles and norms of democracy, civility, decency, equality, fairness, and dignity that American civic life nominally rests on.
From Salon • May 26, 2026
The spokesperson said it’s understandable for reporters to ask questions about the conflicts, “but out of fairness, it should be juxtaposed by the fact that there’s been no indication of favorable treatment.”
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
In South Africa, to merely achieve fairness, one had to destroy apartheid itself, for it was the very embodiment of injustice.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing fairness
Journalism
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The Suffix -ness, Part 2
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