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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The two conferences were undoubtedly wary of Campbell acquiring too much authority over the future of the industry and using the commission as his vehicle to level the playing field.
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
To that end, the tariffs on China, in particular, could help level the playing field, Owens said, noting that country produces 80% of the flatware America imports.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
For Android to be a real ecosystem, each new version of the OS should level the playing field.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Google's goal here is to show that forcing it to drop these deals could actually reduce consumer choice, which does nothing to level the playing field, as the DOJ hopes to do.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
To that end, the tariffs on China, in particular, could help level the playing field, Owens said, noting that country produces 80% of the flatware America imports.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
For Android to be a real ecosystem, each new version of the OS should level the playing field.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Google's goal here is to show that forcing it to drop these deals could actually reduce consumer choice, which does nothing to level the playing field, as the DOJ hopes to do.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for level the playing field
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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 3 Jun. 2025.
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