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
Such rollbacks could leave many employees with limited recourse against actual discriminatory practices.
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Solange Charas, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The justices will decide whether Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for children and adolescents violates the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause, a question that could allow a majority of the court to hold that laws targeting transgender people are unconstitutional and discriminatory.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
From small restaurant chains to global defense contractors, litigants have exposed companies for discriminatory practices.
—Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Black farmers experienced massive land dispossession in the 20th century with continued loss in land ownership in more recent years due, in part, to systemic discriminatory practices.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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Solange Charas, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The justices will decide whether Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for children and adolescents violates the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause, a question that could allow a majority of the court to hold that laws targeting transgender people are unconstitutional and discriminatory.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
From small restaurant chains to global defense contractors, litigants have exposed companies for discriminatory practices.
—Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Black farmers experienced massive land dispossession in the 20th century with continued loss in land ownership in more recent years due, in part, to systemic discriminatory practices.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
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Assaf Gavron: What settler violence is doing to Israel The threats, the violence, and the unfair outcome were what made that day outside Ramallah a normal one.Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
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The pop icon is no stranger to body positivity − after years of scrutiny in the entertainment industry, she's become an outspoken voice against unfair beauty standards.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Later, her anguish over his unjust plight—and her inability to rectify it—is both a galvanizing force and a heartrending reality.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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His unjust treatment for speaking up against the stringent Iranian regime sparked global outrage from world organizations and leaders.Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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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 23 Dec. 2024.
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