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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that Georgia was discriminating against them.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
She started to add that the district might still investigate complaints that such a club was discriminating against Black students, but Lee interjected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
The Supreme Court ruled the state was discriminating against Buddhists.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
"The Supreme Court decided that the government was discriminating against these children, but nothing has changed," Ms McLaughlin said.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2019
Her favour was discriminating; she let the more easy hits go by with a slight, rather tolerant smile, while her neighbour greeted them with outright merry laughter.
From Second String by Anthony Hope
