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Re:Cern scientist: 'Physics built by men – not by invitation' by bassman9000 on Monday October 01, 2018 @01:34PM (#18114871)
Free passes aren't given based on gender, though preferential treatment might be given as part of an affirmative action program.

That's what free pass means

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Re:Cern scientist: 'Physics built by men – not by invitation' by simonrobb on Monday October 01, 2018 @02:51PM (#18115650)
Thank you, OED. Would you call a concession ticket a free ticket? Pretty sure one means a discount to account for other personal factors, and the other means... free.
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