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inequity

[in-ek-wi-tee] / ɪnˈɛk wɪ ti /
NOUN
state of being unequal
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The minister has highlighted the inequity that Nepal should suffer the extreme impacts of climate change when it has one of the world's lowest per-capita carbon emissions.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Familiar—that is to say cliched—accounts of bad men, power games and gender inequity sometimes make “Good Company” tough going.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

But the more open you are with each other, the more you can, in theory, combat inequity.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

A new law, which came into force in December, aims to correct that historical inequity, by allowing not just the children of Canadians to claim citizenship, but anyone who can prove an ancestral tie.

From BBC May 1, 2026

They also appear to have increased inequity, creating a chasm between those who have figured out how to trade and those who have not.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

The market for earlier detection does not just reflect the inequities in American healthcare.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

In other words, AI is unable to treat evidence — or people — equally with context and knowledge of how that evidence relates to the inequities built into museums and image archives themselves.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

"While historical injustices from colonialism to inequities in the global economic order are real, we must also acknowledge that other regions have faced similar challenges, but they have risen above them," Ruto told the summit.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

Without proper validation across diverse populations and transparency about data provenance, AI outputs may reinforce existing healthcare inequities.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

Union lawyers highlighted the inequities of the laborers’ lot by putting Louis Swift and other packinghouse owners on the witness stand to describe their own luxurious homes and lifestyles.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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