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discriminate

[dih-skrim-uh-neyt, dih-skrim-uh-nit] / dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪt, dɪˈskrɪm ə nɪt /




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Mulan Build "sends a message: if these platforms choose to discriminate against us, we do not need to rely on them", she said.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

“These fires did not discriminate based on party or political preference. Neither should this administration,” they added.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Under the country's Sex Discrimination Act, it is illegal for providers of goods or services to discriminate against another person on the ground of a person's gender identity.

From BBC May 15, 2026

Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion recognizes that the Constitution “almost never permits a State to discriminate on the basis of race” and reaffirms that “strict scrutiny” applies whenever governments intentionally classify citizens by race.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

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

Snyder struck it down on Feb. 9, writing that she was “constrained” to do so because the exemption of state police “unlawfully discriminates against federal officers.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

The pair are part of a group of around 40 veterans who have been rejected for the payment, and say the scheme's criteria unfairly discriminates against lower-ranking veterans who felt forced out of the military.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of the court’s three liberal justices, said the Idaho law discriminates against people based on their sex or gender identity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 13, 2026

Roberts attempted to sidestep this problem by claiming that Tennessee’s law only discriminates on the basis of age and “medical use.”

From Slate Jun. 18, 2025

Kant discriminates between the doctrine of Virtue and the doctrine of Law; he keeps them apart, but he emphasizes their connexion, and the two together make up his doctrine of Ethics.

From Morals and the Evolution of Man by Nordau, Max Simon

The earlier ruling found that Grover had indirectly discriminated against Tickle.

From BBC May 15, 2026

Nike NKE 5.19%increase; green up pointing triangle is being asked to produce information related to allegations by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that it discriminated against white workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

The complaint process is for things like My judge discriminated against me, harassed me, said something improper in the courtroom.

From Slate Dec. 11, 2025

Individuals who feel they’ve been discriminated against can file complaints with the state’s Civil Rights Department or with their local school district.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 28, 2025

A person shouldn’t be discriminated against because he hadn’t shaved for a picture.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

District Judge Fernando M. Olguin granted the city’s motion to dismiss the complaint, which alleged that the city ordinance violates the intergovernmental immunity doctrine by regulating and discriminating against the federal government.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

The chief justice declared that the way to end racial discrimination was to stop discriminating based on race.

From Salon May 9, 2026

“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race,” he declared in a simplistic tautology, “is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

From Slate May 7, 2026

Berkshire is a highly discriminating buyer of stocks and businesses at a time when there are trillions of dollars of capital in the hands of other investors who are less demanding.

From Barron's May 3, 2026

When he was enraged by some human effort or flaw, he was able to regard himself as discriminating, fastidious, and full of nice scruples.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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