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a state or condition in which different things do not occur in equal amounts
They discussed the problem of inequality between students. He accused the company of inequality in its hiring practices.
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Recent Examples of inequality
This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality.
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Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Earth Restorer’s Guide turns its eye globally and offers insights on such large topics as decolonization, climate change, and economic inequality.
—Catherine Habgood
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Common calls came for gaps to be bridged, capacity to be built, benefits to be shared, stakeholders to be consulted, and inequalities to be redressed.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Erik Ortiz Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
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Carlotta Dotto, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Earth Restorer’s Guide turns its eye globally and offers insights on such large topics as decolonization, climate change, and economic inequality.
—Catherine Habgood
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Common calls came for gaps to be bridged, capacity to be built, benefits to be shared, stakeholders to be consulted, and inequalities to be redressed.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
Erik Ortiz Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequality
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But at least some of his teammates notice a difference in Guerrero when the opponent is New York.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The sherry needs to be manzanilla or fino, which is a difference in kind to the more oxidative types of sherry, like Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, or the very sweet Pedro Ximénez.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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There are obstacles to the creation of a drone wall, namely its financing, management — given its cross-border nature and the diversity of airspace security laws — as well as issues to do with technical integration, according to Miriam McNabb, editor in chief of the online Dronelife publication.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Miami Takes the Top Spot Miami, Florida, ranked as the number one city for food lovers, excelling in both affordability and food diversity.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The quake’s epicenter was shallow, only some 5 km below the surface, which means its energy needed to travel less distance before hitting infrastructure.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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More observations are coming Hundreds of scientists are now measuring dark energy by studying millions of galaxies and the distances between them.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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The haziness of the energy balance hides this brief imbalance, which allows the virtual particles to influence the real world.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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This imbalance between supply and demand, with sellers outnumbering buyers by more than 500,000, has helped shift many markets in favor of the latter.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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There’s no spark of distinctiveness in any of these characters.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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However, because capital appropriates the powers of living labor to itself, the distinctiveness of the latter is deeply obscured.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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That divergence is also becoming evident in sentiment surveys.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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According to Lewris, the summer data shows that there is still a divergence between sellers and buyers, even as the latter are gaining leverage over the first.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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An even more crucial disagreement is over the party’s relationship to electoral politics.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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Other federal agencies have crafted similarly partisan messages from the typically apolitical civil service amid a legislative standoff largely over disagreements related to health care cuts.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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And, of course, vice versa, reinforcing the disparity for those in peripheral locations.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Why the disparity in box office results between the social media heavyweights?—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Inequality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequality. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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