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discriminating

[dih-skrim-uh-ney-ting] / dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪ tɪŋ /


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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

They worked to exclude religious schools anyway by forbidding participants from discriminating based on religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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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