Examples of inequity in a Sentence
the inequities in wages paid to men and women
the inequity of the punishment led many people to believe that the defendant was being punished for his political beliefs
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The plight of the Palestinians will serve as a flash point, a symbol of inequities in the prevailing international order and, in the eyes of many across the developing world, the unfinished work of decolonization.
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Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
This is the woman who used her Emmys acceptance speech in 2015 to call out the inequities Black women, specifically, face in Hollywood.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
This inequity not only deprives students of valuable learning experiences but also exacerbates societal divides by creating cultural silos.
—John Milton Wesley, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025
The current anti-DEI backlash is a manifestation of the pendulum swinging back after the strong rise in interest sparked by the 2020 murder of George Floyd and by other societal inequities laid bare during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
This is the woman who used her Emmys acceptance speech in 2015 to call out the inequities Black women, specifically, face in Hollywood.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
This inequity not only deprives students of valuable learning experiences but also exacerbates societal divides by creating cultural silos.
—John Milton Wesley, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2025
The current anti-DEI backlash is a manifestation of the pendulum swinging back after the strong rise in interest sparked by the 2020 murder of George Floyd and by other societal inequities laid bare during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Inequity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inequity. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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inequity
noun
in·eq·ui·ty
(ˈ)in-ˈek-wət-ē 
plural inequities
2
: an instance of injustice or unfairness
Legal Definition
inequity
noun
in·eq·ui·ty
in-ˈe-kwə-tē
plural inequities
: injustice
also
: an instance of injustice
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