as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
even seemingly unbiased judges are influenced by their own subjective assumptions and interpretations of the law
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Since this is so subjective, your mileage may vary.
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Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
That is a utilitarian, morally subjective environment.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Expansion of the event this season created more layers to the process, more subjective decisions — and more scrutiny.
—Jon Wilner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Researchers also highlighted that those who ate one or more servings of unprocessed red meat per day had a 16 percent higher risk of subjective cognitive decline compared with those who ate less than one-half of a serving per day.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
That is a utilitarian, morally subjective environment.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Expansion of the event this season created more layers to the process, more subjective decisions — and more scrutiny.
—Jon Wilner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Researchers also highlighted that those who ate one or more servings of unprocessed red meat per day had a 16 percent higher risk of subjective cognitive decline compared with those who ate less than one-half of a serving per day.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Subjective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subjective. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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