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Recent Examples of discriminative Noting the use of generative and discriminative AI pairs, Rus also compares a generative process - writing a book - to the traditional human way that this is done. John Werner, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 In 2019, the Chinese government issued a directive banning a wide range of discriminative measures against women in the hiring process, including asking women about their marital and childbearing status. Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 June 2021 In New York City, Uber ran a campaign on taxi drivers being discriminative toward people of color, leading to City Hall dropping a bill that would have capped the number of Uber drivers in 2015. Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2020 Known for their hyper-selective and discriminative taste, hypebeasts search for the freshest trends—especially limited-release lifestyle products. Courtney Coffman, The Atlantic, 19 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminative
Adjective
  • Any implementation of a discriminatory policy would be considered discrimination under the law.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Back in September, the Chinese government enacted a law that allows for the imposition of retaliatory fees or port access denials for vessels from countries that take discriminatory actions against Chinese vessels or carriers.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Even if most of these conditions are met, one or two unfair elements can strongly shape overall perceptions of fairness.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Creativity is the last unfair advantage left.
    Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Discriminative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminative. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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