1
as in injustice
the state of being unfair or unjust
the inequity of the punishment led many people to believe that the defendant was being punished for his political beliefs
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as in wrong
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the unavoidable inequities of any system for distributing benefits
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Tony’s only includes 24 days of chocolates, leaving one empty to highlight the inequities in the chocolate industry.
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Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
Mugabe, who died in 2019, said it was aimed at addressing colonial-era land inequities after the southern African nation gained independence from white minority rule in 1980.
—Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Emma Pierson, who studies machine learning and health-care inequities at Cornell University, and her colleagues wanted to understand whether there might be physical signs in the knee itself that could explain this pain disparity.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The city of Cleveland has launched what could be a major initiative to fight housing inequity.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
Mugabe, who died in 2019, said it was aimed at addressing colonial-era land inequities after the southern African nation gained independence from white minority rule in 1980.
—Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Emma Pierson, who studies machine learning and health-care inequities at Cornell University, and her colleagues wanted to understand whether there might be physical signs in the knee itself that could explain this pain disparity.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The city of Cleveland has launched what could be a major initiative to fight housing inequity.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Inequity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inequity. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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