1
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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The New York Stock Exchange (ICE) on Friday announced plans to extend its weekday trading on its U.S. equities market to 22 hours a day.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
Companies backed by private equity have been increasing their control of apartment complexes and single-family homes in recent years.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
The corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) sector is at a crossroads.
—Anu Gupta, Harvard Business Review, 24 Oct. 2024
But those gains are fragile and are offset by lagging equity gaps in the ranks of middle management.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
Companies backed by private equity have been increasing their control of apartment complexes and single-family homes in recent years.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
The corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) sector is at a crossroads.
—Anu Gupta, Harvard Business Review, 24 Oct. 2024
But those gains are fragile and are offset by lagging equity gaps in the ranks of middle management.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equity
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Zero Research and advocacy groups like the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the World Resources Institute are emphasizing the importance of historical emissions in reaching true climate neutrality.Rob van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Colleges and universities around the country are reconsidering their neutrality policies in the wake of such positions adopted by the University of Virginia, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Southern California, Harvard, Stanford, and many others.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024
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Currently, the court has three liberal-leaning justices, two conservative-leaning justices, and two swing voters.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Spending Tory spending plans implied £19 billion of real-terms cuts in 2028-29 for unprotected departments like justice and transport.Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
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Reality check: Most major newspapers and regional chains have stopped presidential endorsements, citing everything from objectivity, lack of resources, failing trust in media and potential fallout that hurts the bottom line.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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Remind yourself that every market and customer brings a unique objectivity and that the reality is this is a non-linear, iterative process with continuous evolution.Mustansir Paliwala, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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But one message that’s interwoven into the themes of women’s (and men’s) rights, AI and climate change that are explored in the Ryan Murphy horror series couldn’t be clearer for star Lesley Manville ahead of next week’s presidential election.Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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The new option would exempt LP investments either below $2 million (including parallel or co-investments) or where the fund provides assurances that capital won’t be used in restricted transactions, so long as the LP’s rights are limited to a narrow set of minority protections.Courtney Fingar, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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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 8 Nov. 2024.
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