level the playing field
idiom
: to make a situation fair for everyone
revising the tax code to level the playing field for all companies
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What if technology gave us a chance to level the playing field?
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Bryan Benson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
For the welfare of all Americans, the United States should take a proactive stance to hold the world’s greatest polluters accountable and level the playing field for American businesses.
—Toby Overdorf, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
Basically, anything that was intended to remedy past discrimination or level the playing field is unfair, unacceptable and under fire.
—Ruben Navarrette, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Context: The Fair Elections Fund, which provides qualifying candidates with a 9-to-1 public match for donations of up to $50, was crafted to level the playing field for people seeking municipal office.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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Bryan Benson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
For the welfare of all Americans, the United States should take a proactive stance to hold the world’s greatest polluters accountable and level the playing field for American businesses.
—Toby Overdorf, Sun Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
Basically, anything that was intended to remedy past discrimination or level the playing field is unfair, unacceptable and under fire.
—Ruben Navarrette, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Context: The Fair Elections Fund, which provides qualifying candidates with a 9-to-1 public match for donations of up to $50, was crafted to level the playing field for people seeking municipal office.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Level the playing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20the%20playing%20field. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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