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equality

[ih-kwol-i-tee] / ɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti /


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“They will try to have a say over who the ministers are, what laws get passed and don’t get passed, and on matters that impact the Palestinian community in general but equality more broadly.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

"No one should be discriminated against because of who they are or who they love," he said on his website, adding: "I am committed to fighting for the dignity and equality of all Americans."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

This is still not, obviously, a vision of equality.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

If you have more than one child, don’t confuse equality with fairness.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

It referred to a set of ideals and hopes, like human perfection or social equality, that philosophers mistakenly believed could be implemented in the world because it existed in their heads.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, who is also minister for women and equalities, has often spoken of her own childhood - of seeing "first hand, what happens when you have schools that are falling down".

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

A self-described "proper working-class" woman, Rayner rose quickly in Westminster, taking up the women and equalities, and education briefs in the shadow cabinet of former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

"There is some dispute about the equalities act at moment," he claimed.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Labour MP and women and equalities committee chair Sarah Owens said Mountbatten-Windsor must face questions from police and Parliament, while her colleague Rachael Maskell told the BBC Mountbatten-Windsor had been "conservative with the truth".

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

Unfortunately perhaps, people are more sensitive to absolute differences between people than they are to rough equalities between them.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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