unlevel
Britishadjective
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not level
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unfair or inequitable; giving one person or group an unfair advantage
an unlevel playing field
Example Sentences
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Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated that partners’ failure to address forced labor imports creates an unlevel playing field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
But copyright law and the inattention and lack of technological knowledge on the federal bench have combined to create an unlevel playing field on which small-time infringers or innocent targets can get trampled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
But manufacturers criticized these laws as creating an unlevel playing field: to them, any state limit on child labor would disadvantage them relative to competitors in states without such limits.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 1, 2023
“It creates an unlevel playing field for our farmers,” Ms. Beal said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
It was a place of many corners and quaint nooks, and of a flooring so unlevel that she could hardly pass from one room to another without taking a step up or a step down.
From Running Water by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
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