inequitable

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I have considered setting a fixed total principal contribution for each grandson, but that would inevitably be inequitable due to differences in investment returns.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

As scholars like Amanda Frost, Kate Masur and Martha Jones demonstrate, abolitionists and free Black activists used the concept of citizenship by birthright to make claims of freedom and otherwise challenge inequitable and terrifying circumstances.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

“It risks becoming inequitable and inefficient,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

But it is also inequitable and, in some cases, downright dangerous, especially when innovation comes only from firms unconstrained by any consideration other than monetizing data for still greater profit.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

No such idea has been formerly advanced by Congress, and therefore the States, not having had due notice, might conceive the determination at this late period to be inequitable.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI by Sparks, Jared