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is discriminating

  • present progressive
    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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Several Vietnamese American-owned nail salons in Orange County have sued California, alleging the state’s labor code is discriminating against their businesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

Bolliger, Miller and Smith are suing the coffee behemoth as part of a $5-million class action alleging that Starbucks is discriminating against them and other lactose-intolerant customers by charging extra for nondairy milks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

"We think it's discriminatory, that it is discriminating against foreign producers in relation to U.S. producers," said European Commission spokesperson Miriam Garcia Ferrer.

From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2022

“I don’t think coronavirus is discriminating based on income. Hehehe!”

From The Guardian ● May 4, 2020

The public that goes to the theater in spite of movies is discriminating and can’t be taken in.

From The Prose of Alfred Lichtenstein by Alfred Lichtenstein