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discriminate

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




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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

“What has been shared does not reflect the truth, and it’s never been in my character to discriminate against anybody’s skin color,” Keyser said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

"These subjects did not discriminate on who they hated."

From BBC May 19, 2026

“American corporations are on notice: you will face our aggressive enforcement if you use race or national origin to discriminate against qualified Americans,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

The difference between a fast fraction and a slow fraction is often less than a second, and a jockey must be able to discriminate between the two to place his horse optimally.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2024

Papers issued as part of the case claim her decision discriminates against Kneecap on grounds of religious belief or political opinion, as well as racial grounds of nationality and ethnic origin.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2024

Evangelis resisted the conclusion that Grants Pass discriminates against people without housing.

From Slate Apr. 22, 2024

The lady's hospitality was scarcely of the kind which discriminates.

From A Duel by Marsh, Richard

Grover lodged an appeal against that verdict, but on Friday, the Federal Court dismissed it and further found that Tickle was directly - rather than indirectly - discriminated against by Grover.

From BBC May 15, 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

At the time, Snyder wrote she was “constrained” to block the mask ban because of a last-minute carve-out exempting state police, finding it discriminated against the federal government.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Nike NKE 5.19%increase; green up pointing triangle is being asked to produce information related to allegations by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that it discriminated against white workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

All the time Bobby weighed possibilities, suggested alternatives, selected the best lines, discriminated, decided.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“Investors are being much more discriminating as to where they put their money than they would in a market where there’s a lot of liquidity,” the EQT Group chair said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

These headwinds could cut the chip rally short—making it all the more important for investors to be discriminating in their stock-picking.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

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

From Salon May 9, 2026

“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race,” he declared in a simplistic tautology, “is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

From Slate May 7, 2026

The school wasn’t as discriminating as the better-known medical colleges in Boston; the press of acceptances necessitated an expansion.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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