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

“The Germans are fairly even-handed about it - there is a limit though.”

From BBC • May 7, 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

Strong and even-handed, Father manages the wagon in the swirling water.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes