- present participle of discriminate.
discriminating
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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
“Are you discriminating against snakes and turtles? Do they not need loving, caring forever homes?”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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