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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
The company went private in 2011 when it was acquired by the equity firm Leonard Green & Partners for about $1.6 billion.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The company is exploring strategies for additional funding, including equity financing and cost reductions, to support its operations and development programs.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2025
As diversity and equity programs are under attack by the White House, a handful of folks are happy to make every critical decision to benefit the smaller, more powerful and less diverse citizenry.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Investors in a company who want to sell their shares have a willing buyer, while those that don’t end up with a larger stake in the company due to the equity being divided among a smaller number of outstanding shares.
—CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
The company is exploring strategies for additional funding, including equity financing and cost reductions, to support its operations and development programs.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2025
As diversity and equity programs are under attack by the White House, a handful of folks are happy to make every critical decision to benefit the smaller, more powerful and less diverse citizenry.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Investors in a company who want to sell their shares have a willing buyer, while those that don’t end up with a larger stake in the company due to the equity being divided among a smaller number of outstanding shares.
—CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equity
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In its landmark Climate Action Law adopted in December 2023, the country aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65% by 2030 and reach climate neutrality by 2045, along with setting annual emission budgets for various sectors until 2030.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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These are typically hogwash for multiple reasons, not least of which is the combination of ideological bias with the pretense of ideological neutrality.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
18 Feb. 2025
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Now, another Black child harmed by prejudice will never see the man who shot him face the full weight of the justice system.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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President Trump’s media company sued Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes in U.S. court on Wednesday, accusing the judge of violating the First Amendment by ordering video-sharing platform Rumble to remove accounts supporting former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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All Senate Democrats and GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted against Patel citing his lack of political objectivity.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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All of the human tragedy spurred by McCarthy sprang from the definition of objectivity that guided political journalism at the time.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
Terry Parris Jr.,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Wrexham were vulnerable down their right over Christmas, with six out of seven goals coming from that area.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 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 1 Mar. 2025.
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