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discriminate

[dih-skrim-uh-neyt, dih-skrim-uh-nit] / dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪt, dɪˈskrɪm ə nɪt /




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The law that created the center, he said, makes no distinction between the powers of different trustees, and it doesn’t permit the board to discriminate between them on powers, including the right to vote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

As a condition of being tax-exempt, nonprofit private schools must attest that they won’t discriminate based on race, color, or national or ethnic origin.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

If there was a minor traffic infraction or other probable cause to make a stop, proving their motive requires them to confess to acting with intent to discriminate, Willis said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Mulan Build "sends a message: if these platforms choose to discriminate against us, we do not need to rely on them", she said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Decades of cognitive bias research demonstrates that both unconscious and conscious biases lead to discriminatory actions, even when an individual does not want to discriminate.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The pair are part of a group of around 40 veterans who have been rejected for the payment, and say the scheme's criteria unfairly discriminates against lower-ranking veterans who felt forced out of the military.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of the court’s three liberal justices, said the Idaho law discriminates against people based on their sex or gender identity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

Roberts attempted to sidestep this problem by claiming that Tennessee’s law only discriminates on the basis of age and “medical use.”

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2025

District Judge David O. Carter ruled in May that the policy discriminates against disabled veterans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024

As teachers and workers it is an incontestable fact that Indian Officers have distinguished themselves very highly, and anything which discriminates between Europeans and Indians in the way of pay and prospects is most undesirable.

From Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose

"I want my daughter to have as normal a life as possible. I don't want her to be discriminated against because of her size," she says, adding that she is confident the drug will boost Camila's height.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The earlier ruling found that Grover had indirectly discriminated against Tickle.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

The Justice Department sued Cloudera, alleging the software company discriminated against U.S. workers in favor of temporary visa applicants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

“My dad had gone bust again, and I chose to work three jobs and go to Yale instead. I always felt like if I outperformed, I wouldn’t be discriminated against.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

A person shouldn’t be discriminated against because he hadn’t shaved for a picture.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

It is language that courts have long interpreted as preventing the government from discriminating against the media based on the content of their coverage.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The chief justice declared that the way to end racial discrimination was to stop discriminating based on race.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

Berkshire is a highly discriminating buyer of stocks and businesses at a time when there are trillions of dollars of capital in the hands of other investors who are less demanding.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

The Air Carrier Access Act prohibits commercial airlines from discriminating against passengers with disabilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

I have chosen you because of your discriminating eye, your intelligence, and your ability to think outside of convention.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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