minor in
phrasal verb
minored in; minoring in; minors in
US
: to have (a specified second subject of study) in addition to a main subject
In college, she majored in chemistry and minored in biology.
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Recent decisions suggest the conservative court will rule in the states’ favor (the justices upheld a ban on transgender medical care for minors in Tennessee last year).
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The studio insisted that any interviews with other minors in the case be arranged through the studio lawyer, and refused to turn over an internal investigation about Busfield until three months after police got a warrant for it.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
Grok later admitted there were isolated cases in which users received images depicting minors in minimal clothing.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Rayfield had been charged by Pitt County officials for violating storage of a firearm to protect a minor in connection with the child's death, the sheriff's office said at the time, according to WITN.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The studio insisted that any interviews with other minors in the case be arranged through the studio lawyer, and refused to turn over an internal investigation about Busfield until three months after police got a warrant for it.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
Grok later admitted there were isolated cases in which users received images depicting minors in minimal clothing.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Rayfield had been charged by Pitt County officials for violating storage of a firearm to protect a minor in connection with the child's death, the sheriff's office said at the time, according to WITN.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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