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discriminatory

[dih-skrim-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / dɪˈskrɪm ə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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Carr said the review stemmed from a probe into whether the network’s diversity programs were discriminatory and that they had had nothing to do with the latest Kimmel kerfuffle.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

"However, it is observed that a few Member States continue to maintain restrictions, discriminatory measures, and the exclusion of the Myanmar Government from equal representation."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Voting-rights activists said the majority-Black districts were necessary for the state to comply with the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 law that prohibits racially discriminatory election rules.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

At first, the Supreme Court policed these discriminatory plans under the 14th and 15th amendments.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

The fight for jobs was an old one, and little had changed in Durham since Louis Austin protested discriminatory hiring practices in 1953.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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