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not fair or equal
They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.
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Recent Examples of inequitable
The fund’s first round of funding awards to address inequitable property appraisal values through the UPLIFT initiative and $4 million in funding to strengthen high-skill workforce development through the Roads to Careers program.
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Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
If those patterns reflect inequitable access, discrimination or systemic gaps, the model may perpetuate them.
—Jodi Daniels, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Federal voucher support threatens to incentivize states to adopt similar inequitable funding models that harm public education nationwide.
—Maddy Wheelock, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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.
—Pardis Sabeti, Time, 11 June 2025
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Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
If those patterns reflect inequitable access, discrimination or systemic gaps, the model may perpetuate them.
—Jodi Daniels, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Federal voucher support threatens to incentivize states to adopt similar inequitable funding models that harm public education nationwide.
—Maddy Wheelock, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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.
—Pardis Sabeti, Time, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequitable
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Property managers find fault with the current program Some property managers have raised concerns about the way the program works, claiming its requirements are unfair to responsible property owners and managers who are actively trying to remedy maintenance issues, particularly in older buildings.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Israel also faces prejudice and unfair expectations that would not be faced by many other countries in such circumstances.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
29 July 2025
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The white supremacists who wrote the Texas constitutions of 1866 and 1876 ensured that schooling for Black and white students remained inherently separate and unequal.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Although the plaintiffs argued disabled students seeking to participate in the Educational Freedom Accounts program and attend private schools must agree to the diminishment of their rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the defendants said unequal treatment is not shown.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 July 2025
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The argument has been made that the application of the death penalty represents the legitimate self-defense of society from an unjust aggressor — that is, the murderer.—
Thomas Wenski,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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On the back of their most successful Premier League season, this outcome threatens to overshadow their outstanding achievement and the joy that came with it in the most unjust manner.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Inequitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequitable. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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