as in unfair
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not fair or equal
They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.
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Recent Examples of inequitable
These environmental, social and economic benefits are especially important in low-income neighborhoods and areas with higher populations of people of color where funding has been inequitable.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2024
Access to these drugs has been inequitable, an August study found.
—April Rubin, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Morgan was among the players who sued U.S. Soccer in 2019 for gender discrimination, citing inequitable pay and treatment compared to the men's national team.
—CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
These dynamics have exacerbated trends that began earlier and contributed to the uprisings in the first place: once the most egalitarian region in the world, the Middle East is now the most inequitable.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2024
Access to these drugs has been inequitable, an August study found.
—April Rubin, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Morgan was among the players who sued U.S. Soccer in 2019 for gender discrimination, citing inequitable pay and treatment compared to the men's national team.
—CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
These dynamics have exacerbated trends that began earlier and contributed to the uprisings in the first place: once the most egalitarian region in the world, the Middle East is now the most inequitable.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequitable
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The city and county of San Francisco filed the lawsuit seeking an injunction on April 18, alleging trademark infringement, unfair competition and false designation of the airport, according to court documents.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Instead, thank your local county clerk for enduring four years of unfair accusations and conducting the 2024 election efficiently and effectively.Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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That unequal access to monitoring stations leads to disparities in the global ionospheric mapping accuracy.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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The unequal recovery since the Great Recession and frustration that costly college degrees haven’t always yielded meaningful returns have only hardened those attitudes.Maria Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Instead of addressing the real issues in Queens neighborhoods, Adams and Hochul are doubling down on harmful and ineffective policing, preserving an unjust system.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Floods are a very important motif for Dial throughout, as an image of the destruction of an unjust world and the possibility of justice and redemption.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Inequitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequitable. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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