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discrimination

[dih-skrim-uh-ney-shuhn] / dɪˌskrɪm əˈneɪ ʃən /




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A Department for Education spokesman called its data "shocking" and said discrimination had no place in schools, adding: "Every child deserves to learn in a safe and calm classroom."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Third, by demanding that plaintiffs disentangle race from politics, the court asks them to disprove the very structural reality that social network discrimination reveals.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

However, she warned the guidance was not "a silver bullet" and that if someone made a claim of discrimination against an organisation it was not a defence to say "we're waiting for the guidance".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

A study that same year found a decline in academic research focused on identity and discrimination.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Nonviolent and prayerful resistance to discrimination is the keynote.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin




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