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discrimination

[dih-skrim-uh-ney-shuhn] / dɪˌskrɪm əˈneɪ ʃən /




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"We have very clear obligations to ensure there is no discrimination," he said in Kyiv last week, adding: "for me, this is an important issue."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The three judges also found that the original judge had erred by not deeming Tickle's removal from the app based on Grover's "first visual review" of the profile picture as direct discrimination.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“Hatred has no place here, and I will continue to fight against all forms of discrimination, including the racial profiling and scapegoating of Chinese Americans,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 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

On February 11, Madison delivered a long speech in the House, denouncing the Hamilton proposal as a repudiation of the American Revolution and recommending his own plan for payment, which he called discrimination.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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