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Landau said in an email, suggesting that racial profiling is at play. — Annie Sciacca, The Mercury News, "From 2015 to ’18, Contra Costa cops seized $1.1 million from people not charged with a crime," 14 June 2019 Her airport incident echoes that of other black stars, including Meek Mill, SZA and Sherri Shepherd, who recently took to social media to accuse various retailers of racial profiling. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, "RHOA's Porsha Williams Calls Out ‘Completely Racist’ LAX Restaurant," 13 June 2019 The moves comes after singer SZA accused a Southern California store of racial profiling. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, "Sephora closing all locations Wednesday for diversity training," 3 June 2019 The facts point to a different conclusion: Israeli border security searches for patterns and flags that go far beyond either Mr. Beinart’s or my ego, and the profiling is much more sophisticated than any political spectrum. — Annika Hernroth-rothstein, WSJ, "An Interview Isn’t an Interrogation," 19 Aug. 2018 Advocates argue that asking passengers about their citizenship is unconstitutional and often involves racial profiling. — Petra Cahill, NBC News, "Trump marks D-day, Border Patrol searches & a homeless man gets a second chance: The Morning Rundown," 5 June 2019 Alexander considers the incidents examples of racial profiling. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "Viral Video Shows a Black Columbia University Student Being Pinned Down by Barnard College Security," 15 Apr. 2019 And third, to reassure you that Starbucks stands firmly against discrimination or racial profiling. — Angela Helm, The Root, "Starbucks CEO Apologizes, Says He Wants to Meet With the Black Men Arrested in Philly," 15 Apr. 2018 And third, to reassure you that Starbucks stands firmly against discrimination or racial profiling. — Cnn Staff, CNN, "Starbucks CEO calls arrest of two black men at Philadelphia store 'reprehensible'," 15 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'profiling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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