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discriminating

[dih-skrim-uh-ney-ting] / dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪ tɪŋ /


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Moscow accuses both countries of discriminating against Russian speakers.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Podhoretz’s political commitments didn’t require him to be any less discriminating a literary critic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

She also now accuses NHS Fife of discriminating against her, and its director of people and culture, David Miller, of harassment.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

In 2007, Chief Justice John Roberts famously declared: “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2025

The school wasn’t as discriminating as the better-known medical colleges in Boston; the press of acceptances necessitated an expansion.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead