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inequity

noun as in state of being unequal

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Douglass pressed him on the glaring inequities in military service: Black soldiers were paid less than whites and denied advancement in rank.

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

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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.

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The need to address the inequities of the country's past has been seen as vital.

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What Democrats propose in the face of growing economic inequity are more jobs, a higher minimum wage, support for workers to unionize and better social safeguards.

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