even-handed

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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

Despite Taylor taking the main title, it was a fairly even-handed night by Grammy standards.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

Ma Xiaolin, a Middle East expert and professor at Zhejiang International Studies University, said China was being even-handed between the Palestinians and Israel but if pushed, would side with its Arab partners.

From Reuters • Oct. 20, 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.