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as in independent
not favoring or joined to either side in a quarrel, contest, or war
Sweden remained neutral during World War II, refusing to join either side in the conflict
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as in boring
lacking in distinctive features or qualities
the hero is the novel's only fully fleshed person, all the others being rather neutral characters who are just there to advance the plot
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Recent Examples of neutral
Our notion of Death is that Death is nature, and that Death is neutral in her job as Death.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
The entire home has a serene ambience, with light wood accents, warm lighting, and a neutral color palette.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
This is very threatening for government employees and obviously offensive to the notion of a neutral civil service.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
The color palette is full of neutral colors and makes your space feel put together with minimal effort.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
The entire home has a serene ambience, with light wood accents, warm lighting, and a neutral color palette.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
This is very threatening for government employees and obviously offensive to the notion of a neutral civil service.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
The color palette is full of neutral colors and makes your space feel put together with minimal effort.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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Those schools were, according to former pupils, hotbeds of cruelty and child abuse — an independent investigation in 2005 found evidence of criminal assault at the boys’ school in the 1970s and ’80s — as well as highly traditionalist values.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Four years later, the Coastal Act established the commission as an independent and permanent agency with the power to review construction and other activities in the coastal zone, which extends from high tide to as much as five miles inland.Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Most of this long flashback segment is pretty boring, though.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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Toyota and Honda have at times been called boring: Honda by its own engineers, Toyota more famously by a chairman descended from the company’s founder.Robert Ferris, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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However, Tesla plans to start fully autonomous, unsupervised Full Self-Driving in Texas and California next year for its Model 3 and Model Y EVs.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Tesla has staked its financial future on a pivot to autonomous robotaxis, a risky pursuit facing serious regulatory hurdles.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Pair the elevated pullover with beige trousers for a polished ‘fit, or dress it down with jeans for a more casual, yet chic, look.Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024
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In one sweet picture, Mike and Lauren posed together in matching beige outfits, with the reality TV star holding Romeo and Luna in his lap.Staff Author, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Attorneys who completed a survey about her work called her fair and impartial.John Frank, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Routh's attorneys argued in their motion that Cannon could not be impartial in the case because she was appointed by Trump.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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But investors turned on the stock after management was noncommittal about discussing 2025 figures and analysts lowered their estimates, causing the stock to suffer its worst weekly performance since 2020.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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Tobias definitely wants children; Almut is noncommittal.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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State of play: The contest in Washington's 3rd Congressional District has been listed by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report as one of only two dozen toss-up House races nationwide.Melissa Santos, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Competitive school board races Some of the most contentious local election fights in Central Indiana have been over school board races, especially in Hamilton County where the local Republican party and other conservative groups have gotten involved in the nonpartisan contests.Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since then, Ivanka Trump’s husband and former senior Trump advisor has raised $2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s $925 billion sovereign wealth fund and more than $400 million in investments from wealth funds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The firm is backed by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutral. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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