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discriminates

  • present tense form
    of discriminate (3rd person singular).
    discriminate
    verb (used without object)
    to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality.

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While employers should be able to offer a competitive salary, this should not "create a pattern that discriminates," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, one of the court’s three liberal justices, said the Idaho law discriminates against people based on their sex or gender identity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

Sentinel Peak, a Denver-based energy company, said the law “intentionally singles out and discriminates against” their operation in the Inglewood Field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2024

Evangelis resisted the conclusion that Grants Pass discriminates against people without housing.

From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2024

The former decides whether a thing should be done or not, and discriminates between the proper and the improper in human actions and qualities.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik