inequitable

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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

"That is inequitable and unjust and not compatible with the National Health Service," says Dr Nicky Thorp, a practising cancer doctor and vice president for clinical oncology at the RCR.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

Nay, unwise and inequitable laws, to which the habits and the industrial relations of a people have adjusted themselves, are to be preferred to vacillating legislation, though in a generally right direction.

From A Manual of Moral Philosophy by Peabody, Andrew P. (Andrew Preston)