discrimination
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Morgan's other claims of unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal and sex discrimination against her employer were all dismissed.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“That approval should never have happened…To be clear: We are unequivocally against discrimination, domestic violence, or threatening behavior of any kind.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The NAS is worried that breaking autism into smaller groups could lead to discrimination or the removal of support from people who need it.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Senior officials last month described the planned 50% tariffs on Canada as a response to the country’s discrimination against U.S. alcoholic beverages, U.S. dairy products and U.S. motor vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Effects of informal music activities on auditory discrimination and attention in 2–3-year-old children.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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
Our legal system requires these fine discriminations in order to administer whatever passes for justice these days, and Wilson’s own godfather, Daryle Hallums, asked the black community to “stand down” while the crime is investigated.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2018
The report upheld the policy of turning the course of trade from England to France, by discriminations in favor of the latter; and the resolutions were to the same purport.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Washington Irving
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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