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as in bias
an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities
partisanship can discourage any serious search for the truth
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as in sectarianism
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices
there's a pervasive partisanship in the company that prevents it from acknowledging that other companies are outpacing it with innovative ideas
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And partisanship makes no sense, since both incidences of autism and community involvement cut across all partisan lines.
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Michael Bernick, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
This normalization of partisanship has been apparent in the trade press at least since the political shift in cultural journalism during the Obama administration, a triumphant period for Hollywood liberalism.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024
Subsequent episodes tackle how prominent reporters are doing their jobs in a landscape marked by political partisanship, a lack of trust and a prevalence of misinformation.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
That divide roughly held regardless of race, ethnicity, partisanship and education of respondents, the nonpartisan think tank found.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 2 July 2024
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Michael Bernick, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
This normalization of partisanship has been apparent in the trade press at least since the political shift in cultural journalism during the Obama administration, a triumphant period for Hollywood liberalism.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024
Subsequent episodes tackle how prominent reporters are doing their jobs in a landscape marked by political partisanship, a lack of trust and a prevalence of misinformation.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
That divide roughly held regardless of race, ethnicity, partisanship and education of respondents, the nonpartisan think tank found.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 2 July 2024
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“Partisanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisanship. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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