discriminate
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The law lets the President impose tariffs up to 50% on countries that discriminate against “commerce of the United States, directly or indirectly” in relation to foreign countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
She said she hoped by Becki sharing her story she would help more people understand that a stroke does not discriminate.
From BBC ● Aug. 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
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
“Lady Artemis does not discriminate by birth. All who honor the goddess may join. Half-bloods, nymphs, mortals—” “Which are you, then?”
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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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
Sentinel Peak, a Denver-based energy company, said the law “intentionally singles out and discriminates against” their operation in the Inglewood Field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2024
Evangelis resisted the conclusion that Grants Pass discriminates against people without housing.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2024
The former decides whether a thing should be done or not, and discriminates between the proper and the improper in human actions and qualities.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
He added that the defender had acted "unreasonably" in leaving it until 5 August to accept it had discriminated against Simon.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
He said: "The defender conceded that the defender discriminated against the pursuer, contrary to the provisions of the Equalities Act."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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 rising union man named Samuel Gompers stopped by Burnham’s office to discuss allegations that the exposition discriminated against union workers.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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It forbids the government from "abridging" the freedom of the press - language that courts have traditionally interpreted as preventing the government from discriminating against the media based on the content of their coverage.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Is the iPhone Duo discriminating against left-handed users?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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 Air Carrier Access Act prohibits commercial airlines from discriminating against passengers with disabilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
The one quality they all have in common is an informed love of works of art—an attitude at once discriminating and enthusiastic that lends particular weight to their judgments.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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