level the playing field
idiom
: to make a situation fair for everyone
revising the tax code to level the playing field for all companies
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Context: The Fair Elections Fund, which provides qualifying candidates with a 9-to-1 public match for donations of up to $50, was crafted to level the playing field for people seeking municipal office.
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Garcia’s mission today is to level the playing field in all professions, so Latinas are represented at every level.
—Zayda Rivera, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
If other countries are heavily subsidizing their own companies or keeping out foreign rivals, the U.S. can respond in kind to level the playing field.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
In these cases, requiring additional compensation to policyholders and insurer disincentives for unreasonable conduct would level the playing field.
—Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Garcia’s mission today is to level the playing field in all professions, so Latinas are represented at every level.
—Zayda Rivera, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
If other countries are heavily subsidizing their own companies or keeping out foreign rivals, the U.S. can respond in kind to level the playing field.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
In these cases, requiring additional compensation to policyholders and insurer disincentives for unreasonable conduct would level the playing field.
—Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Level the playing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20the%20playing%20field. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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