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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In October 2023, the AFL filed a federal civil rights complaint against MLB for racially discriminatory programs, alongside the EEOC.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025 -
Mitigate Bias In Algorithmic Decision-Making Unchecked bias can lead to discriminatory outcomes in hiring, lending, identity verification and customer profiling, exposing companies to legal, reputational and compliance risks.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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The legacy of slavery was an undertone — overtone, really — to Our Native Daughters’ lone album, so this first set naturally contained an unfair share of the most emotionally rife numbers of the night.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2025
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The second myth, peddled by Governor Newsom, is that trans kids have an unfair advantage in sports.—
Gavin Yamey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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“Discriminational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminational. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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