as in to differentiate
to understand or point out the difference in
the human eye can discriminate between very slight gradations of color
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City have argued that the APT Rules discriminate against clubs like themselves.
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Matt Slater, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
Advocates have pushed back against charter school programs, saying that such programs disproportionately benefit private religious schools that are hostile towards or discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
The scathing, 126-page report documented myriad instances of Phoenix police officers violating the U.S. Constitution by using excessive force unnecessarily, discriminating against people of color and Native Americans, and seizing the belongings of unhoused people.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
In a landmark case, Asian American students, represented by Students for Fair Admissions, sued Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, alleging that affirmative action policies discriminated against them in college admissions.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Matt Slater, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
Advocates have pushed back against charter school programs, saying that such programs disproportionately benefit private religious schools that are hostile towards or discriminate against LGBTQ+ youth.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
The scathing, 126-page report documented myriad instances of Phoenix police officers violating the U.S. Constitution by using excessive force unnecessarily, discriminating against people of color and Native Americans, and seizing the belongings of unhoused people.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
In a landmark case, Asian American students, represented by Students for Fair Admissions, sued Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, alleging that affirmative action policies discriminated against them in college admissions.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Discriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminate. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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