as in discriminatory
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
are you guilty of discriminational behavior toward people unlike yourself?
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Adjective
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But the Justice Department also argued that the IRS lacked the authority to revoke or deny the schools’ exemptions on the basis that their discriminatory policies contradicted public policy.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025 -
From their questioning of lawyers arguing on either side of the case, the majority of justices appeared open to the idea that excluding religious institutions from Oklahoma’s charter school system is discriminatory and unconstitutional.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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But critics argue that no taxes on tips is a costly, unfair tax break that will benefit few lower-income Americans.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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President Trump understands that, when used wisely, tariffs can level the playing field, protect American industries from unfair competition, incentivize U.S. manufacturing, and ultimately strengthen our national security.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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“Discriminational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminational. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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