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as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the judge considered both sides of the argument with equity
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as in justice
the practice of giving to others what is their due
basic to the notion of equity is the principle that all people are of equal standing in the eyes of the law
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Recent Examples of equity
Tighter conditions are an issue for equity markets.
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The case ultimately was settled, and the Orioles were sold in March to a group led by private equity billionaire David Rubenstein.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Big Lots, which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, announced the deal in late December after a previous deal to sell itself in its entirety to Nexus Capital Management, a private equity firm, fell apart.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2025
This, given increasing political pressures on corporate support of diversity, equity and inclusion policies, and lingering barriers to gender equity progress.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
The case ultimately was settled, and the Orioles were sold in March to a group led by private equity billionaire David Rubenstein.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Big Lots, which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, announced the deal in late December after a previous deal to sell itself in its entirety to Nexus Capital Management, a private equity firm, fell apart.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2025
This, given increasing political pressures on corporate support of diversity, equity and inclusion policies, and lingering barriers to gender equity progress.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equity
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One way to cut the Gordian knot would be Ukrainian neutrality.Armstrong Williams, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
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There are elements for the U.S. to come in and defend its critical assets in the Panama Canal, in the Panama Canal treaty, in the neutrality treaty.ABC News, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Environmental justice and drinking water quality: are there socioeconomic disparities in nitrate levels in U.S. drinking water?Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Whether the issue has been social justice, women’s ...Penny Abeywardena, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Feminist philosophers, like Martha Nussbaum and Annette Baier, offer an explanation for our refusal to relinquish it: The claim to objectivity offers us the dream of invulnerability.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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American supporters of Israel recoiled, arguing that Carter had lost the objectivity that had guided him at Camp David.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Image One monarchy survived — and as remarkable as that survival is the fact that for 133 of the last 200 years England has been ruled by two queens regnant, women who inherited the throne in their own right.Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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But a square hole at bottom right reveals a middle-aged couple in the distance, dressed in dark business suits.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
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“Equity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equity. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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