as in unfair
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
a company that was fined for its discriminatory practices in the hiring of women
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Recent Examples of discriminatory
Trump’s move to eliminate government funding for programs that battle discriminatory practices are already being mimicked by tech companies like Meta, Google, and Amazon.
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Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
Both lawsuits cite comments made by Trump administration officials, which advocates claim shows that the president's actions were racially motivated and discriminatory, and thus prohibited by the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
McCreery told Newsweek the policy is inhumane and discriminatory.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Independent United Nations human rights experts declared the ban to be discriminatory and, contrary to the purpoted aim, suppressive of individual freedoms of religious expression.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
Both lawsuits cite comments made by Trump administration officials, which advocates claim shows that the president's actions were racially motivated and discriminatory, and thus prohibited by the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
McCreery told Newsweek the policy is inhumane and discriminatory.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Independent United Nations human rights experts declared the ban to be discriminatory and, contrary to the purpoted aim, suppressive of individual freedoms of religious expression.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
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California Representative Sara Jacobs countered that targeting transgender kids for political gain is what's truly unfair.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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From holding major banks accountable for unfair practices to strengthening regulations that ensure fair access to credit, the CFPB has been a pillar of financial justice, particularly for Black, Latino, and low-income communities whom predatory financial institutions often target.—
Lenwood V. Long, Sr.,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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However, Shapiro believes this conviction was unjust and wrote a letter to Donald Trump expressing those feelings.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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These courts too often operate as defenders of an unjust status quo, function with minimal accountability, and regularly undermine legislative reforms.—
Peter Martin,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Noting the use of generative and discriminative AI pairs, Rus also compares a generative process - writing a book - to the traditional human way that this is done.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2024
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There's clearly larger work to be done in the diversity & inclusion space to help reduce discriminative hiring practices.—
Lindsay Kohler,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2023
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“Discriminatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminatory. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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