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discriminate

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




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“Practices that discriminate against people who are not married are increasingly out of step with how we live now,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

As a condition of being tax-exempt, nonprofit private schools must attest that they won’t discriminate based on race, color, or national or ethnic origin.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

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

The Supreme Court has interpreted this to mean that government actors can’t make decisions that discriminate on the basis of race without meeting demanding constitutional standards known as strict scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

The Sparra did not discriminate between different species of insects.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

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

Papers issued as part of the case claim her decision discriminates against Kneecap on grounds of religious belief or political opinion, as well as racial grounds of nationality and ethnic origin.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2024

Evangelis resisted the conclusion that Grants Pass discriminates against people without housing.

From Slate Apr. 22, 2024

In 1897 and 1899 the suffragists made strenuous attempts to secure a bill to amend the Intestate Law, which greatly discriminates against married women, but it was killed in committee.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Ida Husted Harper

"I want my daughter to have as normal a life as possible. I don't want her to be discriminated against because of her size," she says, adding that she is confident the drug will boost Camila's height.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

At the time, Snyder wrote she was “constrained” to block the mask ban because of a last-minute carve-out exempting state police, finding it discriminated against the federal government.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

The panel will also examine whether he discriminated unfairly by "dispensing special favours or privileges".

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

“The allegation that I discriminated against anyone is absolutely false,” Beiermeister said in a statement in response to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

You are no longer eligible for food stamps; you may be discriminated against in employment; you cannot vote for at least twelve years; and you are about to be evicted from public housing.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

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




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