playing field
noun
1
: a field for various games
especially
: the part of a field officially marked off for play
2
: a set of conditions for competition
—usually used in such phrases as a level playing field
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Rosenzweig said that, while the playing field may now be more level—meaning that Shein and Temu will be required to pay the same duties as other retailers—their businesses may not see the catastrophic blow projected by some.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025
The Argument For Tariffs For decades, the playing field has not been level.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Trump says tariffs will force other countries to lower their own rates on U.S. goods and services, creating a more balanced economic playing field for U.S. exports and a strong incentive for companies to manufacture goods such as cars inside the U.S. to avoid paying the tax.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
But the playing field may be more treacherous this time with fewer guardrails within the administration, a president who has threatened to financially punish states and others that don’t follow his dictates, and who seems to be undeterred by court rulings that tell him to do otherwise.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025
The Argument For Tariffs For decades, the playing field has not been level.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Trump says tariffs will force other countries to lower their own rates on U.S. goods and services, creating a more balanced economic playing field for U.S. exports and a strong incentive for companies to manufacture goods such as cars inside the U.S. to avoid paying the tax.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
But the playing field may be more treacherous this time with fewer guardrails within the administration, a president who has threatened to financially punish states and others that don’t follow his dictates, and who seems to be undeterred by court rulings that tell him to do otherwise.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Playing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20field. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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