disfavored
Example Sentences
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A group of miffed hedge funds—who were among the disfavored creditors—attacked the proposal from every angle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
“The First Amendment forbids the government and its officials from punishing disfavored expression or retaliating against protected speech,” the suit states.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
“I am very concerned that these actions are meant to punish disfavored dissent,” said Brian Levin, founder of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
While Plyler did not formally alter the tiers of judicial scrutiny, it deepened the court’s engagement with this more searching form of rational basis review—particularly when evaluating laws that burdened disfavored or politically powerless groups.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2025
The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
