as in adolescence
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all
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Recent Examples of minority
The four minority contractors are rivals turned revolutionizers.
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Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
But over the last five years, private equity firms have eyed minority stakes in professional teams.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Their relations reached a low point in the 1920s-1940s, when the new Republic of Poland had a significant Ukrainian minority.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
According to Vargas, animation producers can look to not only a specific animation funding line in Catalonia but also development funding – not the case all over Spain – and a minority production fund that has been one of Catalonia’s biggest success stories.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
But over the last five years, private equity firms have eyed minority stakes in professional teams.
—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Their relations reached a low point in the 1920s-1940s, when the new Republic of Poland had a significant Ukrainian minority.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
According to Vargas, animation producers can look to not only a specific animation funding line in Catalonia but also development funding – not the case all over Spain – and a minority production fund that has been one of Catalonia’s biggest success stories.
—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minority
adolescence
Noun
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Seven major medical and sports science organizations now recommend that children participate in multiple sports through at least early adolescence before specializing.
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Set in a small Spanish town, Mio undertakes an odyssey between childhood and adolescence that demands everything of him in his quest to find himself.
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“Minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minority. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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