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Noun
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Opponents argue the laws sanction discrimination and the exclusion of a vulnerable minority group and that rhetoric produced in these debates can stigmatize the transgender community.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
10 May 2025 -
According to the law, pay discrimination claims would have to be made within 180 days of an employee’s last paycheck, as opposed to 180 days after the first discriminatory paycheck.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
9 May 2025
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At the time, the parish was reportedly spearheaded by Leander Perez, who championed preserving racial segregation, which ultimately led to outrage and protests.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Sinners is almost two movies in one: a vampire slaughterhouse film that’s also a period piece about the near-impossibility of upward mobility in the segregation economy.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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