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Indeed, football finance expert Kieran Maguire told BBC Sport that Fifa would be on "a fairly sticky wicket" if it was seen to be treating clubs unequally.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

But applied unequally, rife with false positives, and prone to disrupting those important early weeks, is it a best practice?

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2025

Although urban environments influence a broad range of health outcomes, both positive and negative, their impacts manifest unequally.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

An entrance fee is also unequally applied: Bite of Seattle takes place at Seattle Center and doesn’t charge an entry fee.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

Nevertheless, George Washington was born into wealth, which is much more unequally distributed in the United States than in New Guinea villages.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond