fairness
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But in fairness to the state party, which had to create this process on the fly, Platner’s implosion left no good options.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
"I do believe we need a greater sense of fairness."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Anthropologist Zachary Howlett wrote in 2022 that many in China regard the gaokao as “an island of transparency and fairness in an ocean of backroom dealing and corruption.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In this age of fairness and reason, it’s hard to imagine a government official misusing power to keep secrets, but I’m told it happens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
In fairness to Aberforth, it must be admitted that living in Albus’s shadow cannot have been an altogether comfortable experience.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing fairness
Journalism
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The Suffix -ness, Part 2
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