discrimination
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But no spreadsheet can prove or disprove discrimination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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
Due to that difference, Thursday’s ruling would not directly affect the employment discrimination case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Four of them - California, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania - have paused executions through executive actions, as issues of botched executions, discrimination and cost have come to the forefront.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
A magna cum laude graduate, she majored in political science in college and was deeply involved in campus social affairs, especially in anti- discrimination and anti-nuclear issues.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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
In brief, it prohibits price discriminations among purchasers, exclusive trade agreements between manufacturers and retailers, the holding of the stock of one corporation by another, and interlocking directorates.
From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner
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