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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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.
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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
The government argues that to level the playing field, Google should be forced to open its search data - like users' search queries, clicks and results - and license it to other competitors at a cost.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
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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
The government argues that to level the playing field, Google should be forced to open its search data - like users' search queries, clicks and results - and license it to other competitors at a cost.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 29 Apr. 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 18 May. 2025.
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