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discriminating

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


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It will be more orderly and less chaotic, less driven by impulse and vendetta, more discriminating between allies and adversaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Moscow accuses both countries of discriminating against Russian speakers.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

She also now accuses NHS Fife of discriminating against her, and its director of people and culture, David Miller, of harassment.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

In 2007, Chief Justice John Roberts famously declared: “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2025

The man seemed to go out of his way to use long words like discriminating and unadulterated.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl