discriminate
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In Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion, he justified the high court’s decision, writing that “the Constitution almost never permits the Federal Government or a State to discriminate on the basis of race.”
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
The statute does not discriminate between state and federal officers, an issue that has tripped up other states trying to rein in immigration agents.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
When cities and states “openly discriminate in hiring on the basis of race and sex and other characteristics, that’s illegal and we should take it head on.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Machine-learning tools to detect social bots, like our own Botometer, were unable to discriminate between these AI agents and human accounts in the wild.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
Even with the World’s Fair just across the street, I doubted they were apt to discriminate between tourists and troublemakers in the heat of the moment.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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