discrimination
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It follows comments from the prime minister where he told reporters there was a "case to remove that discrimination perhaps on a trial basis".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
In a statement, UC spokesperson Rachel Zaentz said the policy is “designed to protect members of the university community from discrimination and harassment, not to regulate protected speech.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Asheville has backed reparations for slavery, protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement and banned discrimination based on gender identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
A spokesperson for Columbia declined to comment on pending litigation, but said the university “is committed to protecting our community from discrimination and harassment.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Forms of race discrimination that were open and notorious for centuries were transformed in the 1960s and 1970s into something un-American—an affront to our newly conceived ethic of colorblindness.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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
But making discriminations isn’t always discriminatory, and it isn’t a knockdown argument against a rule to say that it excludes good candidates and includes bad ones.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2018
Far be it from me to make discriminations between these wise and holy men.
From An American at Oxford by John Corbin
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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