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unequal

[uhn-ee-kwuhl] / ʌnˈi kwəl /




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People are unequal in talent, but all of us have the same basic rights and dignity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Younger workers, "disillusioned" by traditional, unequal corporate structures, are also attracted to the model.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

The same mechanism that produces unequal economic opportunity also produces unequal political opportunity—and in politics, the disadvantage compounds across stages.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

“Believing, as we do, that a division of our earnings between capital and labor is unequal, we have sought a plan of relief suitable for our business,” Ford told reporters gathered in his office.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“What may kill, kills; what may eat, eats. All things are born unequal, and there is no law but that inequality.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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