prejudice
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And it announced plans to recognise misogyny as a "distinct form of prejudice and abuse", alongside a public health campaign to target toxic male behaviour.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning it could be refiled, and was not the result of a settlement, Bloomberg Law reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Sly and the Family Stone’s message of overcoming prejudice and treating everyone with dignity, including ourselves, matches their steadfast dedication to making all their fans feel loved, especially children.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Plus, next month a judge has scheduled a hearing to decide whether Hearn’s dismissed charges should be held with prejudice, so the DOJ can’t charge him again for the same alleged conduct.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
One other prejudice people have about mathematics is that its study somehow diminishes one’s feeling for nature and the “big” questions.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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All teams are defined, to some measure, on the preferences and prejudices of their managers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The photo remains a bellwether even today, revealing more about the yearnings and prejudices of its viewers than about the subject herself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Aa a pop star with 10 years of hits under her belt, she says big artists need to shed their prejudices about Eurovision.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Here, Borgli only skims the surface, counting on subtext to imply that Charlie and Rachel have been forced to confront innate prejudices about their partners, who are both Black.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
Maybe, in training for that profession in those years before the First World War, he saw ahead of him prejudices he refused to swallow, humiliations he refused to bear.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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Helder Barbalho, the governor of the state of Para, where Belem is located, slammed "the prejudiced" comments on the X social network.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
“We’re all prejudiced against one thing or another,” Deen continues.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2025
In his appeal, Hernandez argued that that the jury had received improper instructions that violated US Supreme Court precedent and prejudiced his verdict.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
The judge found the special prosecutor and Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies had concealed evidence from Baldwin’s legal team, which the judge said prejudiced the case against Baldwin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025
She thought Catherine came from very good people and that prejudiced her in her favor finally.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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The effective double trial led each executive to produce more damaging claims about the other, thus prejudicing the jury against the defendants, the lawyers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Police asked Downing Street not to publish the exchanges yet to avoid prejudicing their ongoing investigation.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
In English law, posts on social media can be deemed capable of prejudicing a jury - and therefore influencing the outcome of a trial.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
The NSW government had previously considered voting to expel Ward - who has been a state MP since 2011 - but legal advice indicated it could risk prejudicing his trial.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
You may imagine that I was not justified in saying in so many words that I was no gentleman, that I was prejudicing myself in that man's eyes, wantonly.
From Aliens by William McFee
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