discriminate
Example Sentences
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The statute does not discriminate between state and federal officers, an issue that has tripped up other states trying to rein in immigration agents.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
“My view at the moment is that some of the sector selling is sensible and discriminate, and some of it is frankly indiscriminate.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Unlike congressional tariffs under World Trade Organization rules, International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs discriminate from country to country – even on the same products.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 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
The VLA is able to resolve or discriminate fine detail in the radio regions of the spectrum comparable to what the largest ground-based telescopes can do in the optical region of the spectrum.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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