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
Patlola also has a minority stake in Resilience.
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Within the law, disadvantaged students are defined as those students who are English learners, minorities, students with disabilities, homeless children and youth, children and youth in foster care, and migrant students.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Ratcliffe is chairman and majority owner of chemical giant Ineos Group as well as minority owner of the British soccer club Manchester United.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Orbán used his supermajority to consolidate power, weaken the independence of the country’s courts, change the election system and restrict the rights of some minorities.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Within the law, disadvantaged students are defined as those students who are English learners, minorities, students with disabilities, homeless children and youth, children and youth in foster care, and migrant students.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Ratcliffe is chairman and majority owner of chemical giant Ineos Group as well as minority owner of the British soccer club Manchester United.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Orbán used his supermajority to consolidate power, weaken the independence of the country’s courts, change the election system and restrict the rights of some minorities.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minority
adolescence
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Her family stays on beside the ruins, and the film charts how occupation and its aftermath become the unremarkable background of her adolescence.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The first collection, which lands in stores in September, will offer those of us who spent their adolescence admiring his archival runway images on Tumblr a chance to finally get in on the action.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minority. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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