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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Even as the county celebrates progress, Tsai emphasized that longstanding inequities, especially those related to race, poverty and access to care, continue to shape overdose risks.
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Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Despite their diversity, these groups share common threads of systemic exclusion from traditional financial services, contributing to persistent inequities in wealth and opportunity.
—Kevin Cohee, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The Shiite group is the largest and most well-integrated minority in the Islamic Republic but has nonetheless faced inequity.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
And in 2023, Llanos and her colleagues were awarded a multiyear NIH grant to further examine inequities, specifically in cervical cancer care and who survives it.
—ProPublica, 12 June 2025
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Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Despite their diversity, these groups share common threads of systemic exclusion from traditional financial services, contributing to persistent inequities in wealth and opportunity.
—Kevin Cohee, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The Shiite group is the largest and most well-integrated minority in the Islamic Republic but has nonetheless faced inequity.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
And in 2023, Llanos and her colleagues were awarded a multiyear NIH grant to further examine inequities, specifically in cervical cancer care and who survives it.
—ProPublica, 12 June 2025
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“Inequity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inequity. Accessed 1 Jul. 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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