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not fair or equal
They protested the inequitable treatment of employees.
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Recent Examples of inequitable
Setting new nutrition standards through policy action in Nepal
UNICEF found that the quality of meals, nutrition services and education varied widely from school to school in Nepal, leaving gaps and creating an inequitable experience for girls in the country.
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Unicef Usa, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The section says that Amazon believes in creating a diverse and inclusive company and that inequitable treatment of anyone is unacceptable.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Disproportionate Impact on the Most Vulnerable: The health impacts of climate change are deeply inequitable.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Factors such as chronic disease, poor diet and inequitable access to preventive care contribute to this disparity.
—Trisha Swift, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Unicef Usa, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The section says that Amazon believes in creating a diverse and inclusive company and that inequitable treatment of anyone is unacceptable.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Disproportionate Impact on the Most Vulnerable: The health impacts of climate change are deeply inequitable.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Factors such as chronic disease, poor diet and inequitable access to preventive care contribute to this disparity.
—Trisha Swift, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inequitable
Adjective
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That was going to be unfair to every single girl on this team.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2025
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Investigators were pursuing about 3,200 active complaints of racial discrimination, including unfair discipline and racial harassment.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An unequal level of investment has persisted leading to a lack of free or affordable public spaces in communities of color.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
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Being here can give an impression of political stability and affluence, but many say beneath that veneer lies widespread surveillance, repression and unequal development.—
Guerchom Ndebo,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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As a medical community, we are mortified by this unjust attack on the health of all peoples in our nation.—
Kristin Brownell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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The less overall injustice in a society, the more that unjust acts should stand out—thereby inciting outrage.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Inequitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequitable. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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