discrimination
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He said the visa restrictions would target those who promote "race-based discrimination, incite violence, or enable land confiscation without compensation in South Africa."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The rapporteur accused Israel of “gross disregard” of its duty to treat all detainees humanely and without discrimination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The model's discrimination, which measures how effectively it distinguishes between people who will and will not experience a cardiovascular event, increased only slightly.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
There are also federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination based upon pregnancy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
I have learned that men in uniform, particularly officers, rarely descend to show discrimination, perhaps because of the integration of the armed forces.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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The #MeToo movement in 2017 increased awareness of the subtle - and the not so subtle - discriminations women face at work.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
Italy’s watchdog added that the measures imposed aimed at avoiding discriminations and granting efficiency to any potential new players in the sector.
From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2021
However, as of mid-August, only 28% of young Black New York City residents are vaccinated, often rooted in distrust of government or current discriminations.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
But making discriminations isn’t always discriminatory, and it isn’t a knockdown argument against a rule to say that it excludes good candidates and includes bad ones.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2018
But the criticism of life, with its discriminations between things which look very much alike, is pretty serious business.
From The Gentle Reader by Samuel McChord Crothers
Vocabulary lists containing discrimination
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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