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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The discriminatory language wasn’t stripped from the state’s Constitution until 1950 for Native Americans, 1962 for residents of Chinese descent, and 1982 for Mormons.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026 -
The teacher alleged Licata created a hostile work environment, made discriminatory comments and ultimately kept the teacher from advancing in his career.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Labor Department has also gutted the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, an agency that has audited the pay practices of major companies and obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for women and minorities who have suffered from unfair policies.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit alleges that THCa is functionally identical to marijuana, and that the stores have an unfair competitive advantage by operating outside of the state’s regulatory framework.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Discriminational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminational. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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