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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
discriminate .
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Examples
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It is claimed that the term discriminates against women and should be replaced by
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California has sued the United States in federal court over something called the "Weldon Amendment" – an obscure provision tucked inside a $143 billion funding bill that says federal money can be withheld from any state that "discriminates" against a health care provider for not providing – or at least making referrals for – abortions.
Archive 2006-06-11 Diane Silver 2006
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Maybe someone can sue because it 'discriminates' for or against Christians.
The "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case. Ann Althouse 2006
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California has sued the United States in federal court over something called the "Weldon Amendment" – an obscure provision tucked inside a $143 billion funding bill that says federal money can be withheld from any state that "discriminates" against a health care provider for not providing – or at least making referrals for – abortions.
Another sneak attack on abortion rights -- but California is fighting back Nancy Jane Moore 2006
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The heart discriminates which is agreeable and which is disagreeable.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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[107] Starbuck, in addition to "escape from sin," discriminates "spiritual illumination" as a distinct type of conversion experience.
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His actions, the complaint states, forced her to resign her job and "ignited a media firestorm by publishing false and defamatory statements that Mrs. Sherrod 'discriminates' against people due to their race in performing her offcial federal duties."
NPR Topics: News 2011
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His actions, the complaint states, forced her to resign her job and "ignited a media firestorm by publishing false and defamatory statements that Mrs. Sherrod 'discriminates' against people due to their race in performing her offcial federal duties."
NPR Topics: News 2011
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He added that the £144.50 fee "discriminates" against "genuinely free" channels and its abolition would encourage the BBC to aim for creating a bigger presence for itself and other
New Statesman 2010
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Pretty much every public university in America "discriminates" in this fashion.
The Coffee House | Politics and News Discussion Forum Alex Massie 2010
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