playing field
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of playing field
First recorded in 1575–85
Example Sentences
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"If we have our own fair playing field where we can all be celebrated... it then feels fair and it feels exciting," he tells BBC Newsbeat.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
“A grocer or retailer running on thin margins cannot build all of that alone, and with AI, the playing field risks being tilted even further away from local commerce.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The hopscotch rotation was designed to level the playing field among fierce competitors when broadcast networks ruled the industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“We just want a fair, level playing field in Europe.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Yet he was never going to level the playing field by working only in the central plateau, or in Tomsk, or in Lima.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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