discriminate

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Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 may still allow duties on countries that discriminate against U.S. goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Machine-learning tools to detect social bots, like our own Botometer, were unable to discriminate between these AI agents and human accounts in the wild.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

The idea is that, for some patients, the new medicines could improve the effects of the weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, which don’t discriminate between fat and muscle.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

"This is an epidemic that does not discriminate," said Refuge's chair Hettie Barkworth-Nanton.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

The difference between a fast fraction and a slow fraction is often less than a second, and a jockey must be able to discriminate between the two to place his horse optimally.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand