Example Sentences

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He also argued that ranking applicants by SAT scores ends up disadvantaging high-achieving low-income, first-generation and underrepresented minorities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

This arrangement allows students at the top of the curve to distinguish themselves, while not disadvantaging the majority of those who earn a “P.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Ms Moore joins a growing list of headteachers who have spoken out about how school budgets are disadvantaging pupils from low income households.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2024

Like the others, the White House version suggests numerous practices that developers and users of AI software should voluntarily follow to prevent the technology from unfairly disadvantaging people.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022

The NSA does train intelligence analysts on rules that prohibit the collection of intelligence for suppressing dissent or disadvantaging people based on their race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, and is reviewing ODNI’s recommendations.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2022