How to Use level the playing field in a Sentence

level the playing field

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  • In Vaughn’s case, heart may be just the ticket to level the playing field.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Don't tell that to the steel workers who saw tariffs level the playing field and jobs return to the U.S.
    Erik W. Matson, National Review, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The infusion of cash from SLF could help level the playing field.
    David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The changes in strategy didn’t level the playing field.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Those clubs who want to allow the market to run riot do not want to level the playing field.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • This should level the playing field a bit for Switzerland, although Brazil are still 2:1 favorites to win the match.
    cleveland, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Even those maps, however, wouldn't be enough to level the playing field, which is where New York comes in.
    David Daley, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Yet the challenge remains for Jones to use his tremendous resources to help level the playing field.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
  • In other words, knowing who is getting what tends to level the playing field.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The rules were meant to level the playing field since not all WNBA owners are willing to shell out for private flights.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Heading into the big night, Avatar and The Hurt Locker had each racked up enough precursor awards to level the playing field.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2022
  • An antitrust exemption isn’t the only way to level the playing field.
    Benjamin Wofford, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2022
  • But there has been some progress, Shelly says, and the introduction of AI has the ability to level the playing field a bit more for Black workers.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
  • To level the playing field, Congress passed a federal law.
    Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
  • This responsibility to drive change and level the playing field starts at the top.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2024
  • The effort aims to level the playing field by forcing crypto firms to play by the same rules that apply to banks and traditional firms.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The move away from standardized test scores is part of a larger national trend to level the playing field for students from all walks of life.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 29 June 2023
  • Much more is needed to level the playing field, according to Brookings.
    Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Most golf courses were lengthened by thousands of feet to try to level the playing field — Woods and his power game had made old course designs too easy.
    Roxanne Jones, CNN, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The income tax uses steps and standard deductions to level the playing field.
    Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The host team will have the challenge of competing without its starting quarterback in a twist that could help level the playing field.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 10 July 2022
  • As the number of single parents continues to grow in the U.S., there are numerous battles to level the playing field for moms and dads.
    Maressa Brown, Parents, 13 July 2023
  • It's supposed to level the playing field in an era when these giant tech companies wield so, so much power.
    Lauren Goode Michael Calore, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The move is meant to help level the playing field for job applicants and narrow the wage gap women and minorities continue to face.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Burke said the purpose of the legislation was to level the playing field so airport officials could have discussions with the city.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The Next Gen debuted this season and is a spec vehicle with single-source parts that is intended to both level the playing field and cut costs.
    Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
  • It could also be seen as helping level the playing field between short-term rental properties and hotels.
    Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • This could help level the playing field and encourage a wider variety of competitors to enter the market.
    Ryan Adams, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The move is an attempt to level the playing field among investors, by making sure that the largest have fewer chances to trade on sensitive information.
    Frances Yoon, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The measure would level the playing field for all candidates and all voters by ending partisan primary elections.
    Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024

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