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inequity

[in-ek-wi-tee] / ɪnˈɛk wɪ ti /
NOUN
state of being unequal
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"There's a wide inequity between women in more affluent areas and women in poorer areas."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

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

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

"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

That might not have ever happened if not for the inequities that blew up in the tournament five years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

A genuine recommitment to the rule of law must confront these systemic inequities — not merely the excesses of a single administration.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2026

Most statistics of this type are shockingly misleading, although, once again, I don’t mean to deny that there are a lot of economic inequities in this country.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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