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
Ratcliffe, United’s minority owner who has taken a keen interest in the day-to-day running of the club, has warmed to the 53-year-old’s ebullient personality.
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 20 June 2025
At the end of 2022, the company sold a minority stake to fashion business accelerator Underscore District to support the next stage of its growth and has since opened its online store, revamped the website, focused on accessories and collaborations, and increased its wholesale footprint.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
Lee ends his piece talking about how private equity is destroying teams by valuing returns over prestige, but private equity firms typically own minority stakes in teams, not majority stakes.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 June 2025
Johnson is a minority owner of the Dodgers and part of the Guggenheim Baseball Management, led by Walter, that purchased the Dodgers for $2 billion in 2012.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 20 June 2025
At the end of 2022, the company sold a minority stake to fashion business accelerator Underscore District to support the next stage of its growth and has since opened its online store, revamped the website, focused on accessories and collaborations, and increased its wholesale footprint.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
Lee ends his piece talking about how private equity is destroying teams by valuing returns over prestige, but private equity firms typically own minority stakes in teams, not majority stakes.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 June 2025
Johnson is a minority owner of the Dodgers and part of the Guggenheim Baseball Management, led by Walter, that purchased the Dodgers for $2 billion in 2012.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minority
adolescence
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Developmentally, this is very important, particularly during adolescence.—
Linda Darling-Hammond,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Ray fashioned a bildungsroman that charts the childhood, adolescence, and adulthood of Apu, a boy who moves from rural Bengal to Calcutta, as his country dramatically changes in the early 20th century.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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“Minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minority. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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