as in discriminatory
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
fighting laws which were grossly discriminative
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Recent Examples of discriminative
Noting the use of generative and discriminative AI pairs, Rus also compares a generative process - writing a book - to the traditional human way that this is done.
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John Werner, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
There's clearly larger work to be done in the diversity & inclusion space to help reduce discriminative hiring practices.
—Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
Asking certain questions can come off as offensive or discriminative (e.g., questions about family orientation, age, physical attributes, etc.).
—Imani Carroll, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
While the goal has been to automate tasks critical to containing the spread of Covid-19, many accuse the apps of being intrusive, discriminative, unsafe and ineffective.
—Alexey Shliakhouski, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
In 2019, the Chinese government issued a directive banning a wide range of discriminative measures against women in the hiring process, including asking women about their marital and childbearing status.
—Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 June 2021
Health care data science firm Cogitativo analyzed thousands of health insurance claims and local demographics in California to assess the most predictive and discriminative factors leading to poor outcomes following Covid-19 infection.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 25 Feb. 2021
In New York City, Uber ran a campaign on taxi drivers being discriminative toward people of color, leading to City Hall dropping a bill that would have capped the number of Uber drivers in 2015.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2020
Known for their hyper-selective and discriminative taste, hypebeasts search for the freshest trends—especially limited-release lifestyle products.
—Courtney Coffman, The Atlantic, 19 June 2018
John Werner, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
There's clearly larger work to be done in the diversity & inclusion space to help reduce discriminative hiring practices.
—Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
Asking certain questions can come off as offensive or discriminative (e.g., questions about family orientation, age, physical attributes, etc.).
—Imani Carroll, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
While the goal has been to automate tasks critical to containing the spread of Covid-19, many accuse the apps of being intrusive, discriminative, unsafe and ineffective.
—Alexey Shliakhouski, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
In 2019, the Chinese government issued a directive banning a wide range of discriminative measures against women in the hiring process, including asking women about their marital and childbearing status.
—Jessie Yeung and Nectar Gan, CNN, 5 June 2021
Health care data science firm Cogitativo analyzed thousands of health insurance claims and local demographics in California to assess the most predictive and discriminative factors leading to poor outcomes following Covid-19 infection.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 25 Feb. 2021
In New York City, Uber ran a campaign on taxi drivers being discriminative toward people of color, leading to City Hall dropping a bill that would have capped the number of Uber drivers in 2015.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2020
Known for their hyper-selective and discriminative taste, hypebeasts search for the freshest trends—especially limited-release lifestyle products.
—Courtney Coffman, The Atlantic, 19 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discriminative
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Both reference — pejoratively — the same Obama administration letter from 2014 that noted disparities in how punishment was administered in schools, and warned against discriminatory discipline.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Due to the long legacy of discriminatory practices like redlining — which denied mortgage insurance in or near Black neighborhoods — Black Coloradans are now 50% less likely than white Coloradans to own a home.—
Bianka Emerson,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2025
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For starters, this was always going to be the unfair reality of this first-round matchup; either Dallas or Colorado was going home early because the NHL’s ridiculous playoff format pitted two of the league’s top five most talented rosters right out of the gates.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The union filed some 90 unfair labor practice complaints against Starbucks with the National Labor Relations Board and launched a five-day strike leading up to Christmas Day in major cities, including several stores in Los Angeles.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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“Discriminative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discriminative. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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