In a sentence
Six example sentences with discrimination, each labelled with its topic.
The tribunal found discrimination after the company admitted it had never once shortlisted an applicant over fifty for the role.
Law
Marathon organizers barred women from the course until 1972, a discrimination that fell only after runners entered anyway and finished.
History
An audit of promotion records revealed discrimination nobody intended, since every worker who had taken parental leave was passed over twice.
Business
The league practiced open discrimination until 1950, keeping Black players off every roster whatever their talent.
Basketball
The platform promised to end discrimination in housing, where landlords turned families away by surname alone.
Politics
Economists measure discrimination in hiring by sending identical resumes with different names and counting the callbacks.
Economics
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