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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

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

Eleven years ago, conversations about race, gender and systemic inequity began to take a more prominent place in media and politics, leading to an expansion of diversity in hiring and messaging across industries.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

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




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