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not fair or equal
They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.
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Recent Examples of inequitable
But supply is limited, distribution is deeply inequitable, and the vaccines themselves present challenges—from limited clinical data and uncertain duration of protection to storage requirements—that make large-scale campaigns far from straightforward.
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Pardis Sabeti, Time, 11 June 2025
One university, Oregon, is already facing an existing Title IX class action lawsuit that includes claims of inequitable treatment related to NIL opportunities and resources.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
Without the revenue generated from this fee, our city will become more inequitable, weaker and less livable.
—Rick Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
On top of that, inequitable shift distribution limits career growth.
—Silvija Martincevic, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Pardis Sabeti, Time, 11 June 2025
One university, Oregon, is already facing an existing Title IX class action lawsuit that includes claims of inequitable treatment related to NIL opportunities and resources.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 June 2025
Without the revenue generated from this fee, our city will become more inequitable, weaker and less livable.
—Rick Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
On top of that, inequitable shift distribution limits career growth.
—Silvija Martincevic, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequitable
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In December, Lopez blocked that joint bid, saying the auction process was unfair, lacked transparency and the joint bid was questionable.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
5 July 2025
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To this day, Conner’s mother believes the settlement was unfair and saw it as a way to silence critics of the police.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 July 2025
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These could include actively promoting a diverse workforce of qualified employees from different backgrounds as well as work to remove barriers that have historically led to unequal outcomes.—
Michael Posner,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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But unequal access to land has locked in deep disparities along the fault lines of race, class, and gender.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Social media companies have already gotten several claims dismissed, including a claim of unjust enrichment, Goetz said, because Nazario failed to respond to them.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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While courts in other states have peeled back this unjust advantage for government bureaucrats another venue for reform lies in democratic institutions—specifically, state legislatures.—
Jon Riches,
Oc Register,
27 June 2025
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“Inequitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequitable. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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