as in unfair
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
a company that was fined for its discriminatory practices in the hiring of women
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Recent Examples of discriminatory
Players will still be able to cover their mouths when conversing normally, but outlawing the act during disagreements is designed to remove plausible deniability for any player accused of making discriminatory remarks while their mouth is obscured.
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Borkon’s analysis was most extensive on the claims of harassment, discriminatory assignments, and retaliation.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
The authors warn that this concentration creates systemic risks beyond bias — if a single dominant vendor goes offline or is found to be producing discriminatory outcomes, hiring at thousands of employers could be disrupted simultaneously.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Two additional coaches, Steve Wilks and Ray Horton, later joined the case, accusing the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans, respectively, of similar discriminatory acts.
—Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Borkon’s analysis was most extensive on the claims of harassment, discriminatory assignments, and retaliation.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
The authors warn that this concentration creates systemic risks beyond bias — if a single dominant vendor goes offline or is found to be producing discriminatory outcomes, hiring at thousands of employers could be disrupted simultaneously.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Two additional coaches, Steve Wilks and Ray Horton, later joined the case, accusing the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans, respectively, of similar discriminatory acts.
—Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminatory
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Legal and privacy concerns The lawsuit accuses Amazon of violating the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits deceptive and unfair business practices.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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There were those dumb America's Care Packages that bestowed special powers to popular players to give them unfair advantages.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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Other allegations include intrusion upon seclusion, negligence, and unjust enrichment.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Real restrictions on unjust enrichment?—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
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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
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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
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“Discriminatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminatory. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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