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inequity

[in-ek-wi-tee] / ɪnˈɛk wɪ ti /
NOUN
state of being unequal
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But the more open you are with each other, the more you can, in theory, combat inequity.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

That addressed a genuine inequity in coverage, but made it so clinicians are paid more when they diagnose more cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Even when elected leaders decry inequity, they typically do more to mystify than clarify what has caused it.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

His subject is a fertile one too: the gig economy fostering our crushing inequity, but also the desperation of the have-nots and how oblivious the wealthy are about those who made them rich.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

Shouldn’t we focus the public’s attention on the so-called root causes of mass incarceration, such as educational inequity?

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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