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Recent Examples of ethnicity
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The goal in the West Bank is to create a homogenous ethnicity in a space that is being cleansed of Palestinians, and to expand the Israeli footprint there.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Depending on your family’s race, ethnicity, and/or background, or your child’s gender, kids might feel personally impacted by a segment on the news.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
China approved a new set of ethnicity laws that critics say risks further eroding the rights of minorities.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The goal in the West Bank is to create a homogenous ethnicity in a space that is being cleansed of Palestinians, and to expand the Israeli footprint there.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Depending on your family’s race, ethnicity, and/or background, or your child’s gender, kids might feel personally impacted by a segment on the news.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
China approved a new set of ethnicity laws that critics say risks further eroding the rights of minorities.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicity
Noun
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Fourteen years later, Congress passed a Chinese Exclusion Act, the first time Congress enacted legislation limiting immigration based on race or nationality.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The nationality of the third was not specified.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Coordinator Luis Cortez says Brazil's program holds unique advantages unmatched by other nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Brilliant, strong, visionary, a far different approach to governing as that nation’s first woman leader.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicity. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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