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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Now 22 and a recent graduate of the University of Miami, Toren is aiming to address that issue with his company, Killa Dinks.
Toren, who majored in Entrepreneurship with minors in Finance and Business Law, started his company during his sophomore year at UM.
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
All armed and criminal groups across Colombia have minors in their ranks, but the problem is most pronounced within the largest remaining historical insurgency, the ELN and dissidents of the former FARC.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
Prosecutors allege Aguirre sold at least 11 pills containing fentanyl to a minor in Tustin for $15 a pill in October 2022.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2025
Morley faces one count of first-degree manslaughter and two counts of risk of injury to a minor in connection with the death of his 6-month-old son, Jaheem Morley, court records show.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
All armed and criminal groups across Colombia have minors in their ranks, but the problem is most pronounced within the largest remaining historical insurgency, the ELN and dissidents of the former FARC.
—Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2025
Prosecutors allege Aguirre sold at least 11 pills containing fentanyl to a minor in Tustin for $15 a pill in October 2022.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2025
Morley faces one count of first-degree manslaughter and two counts of risk of injury to a minor in connection with the death of his 6-month-old son, Jaheem Morley, court records show.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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