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Recent Examples of ethnic
Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, said the measure was aimed at advancing the governance of ethnic affairs under the rule of law.
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Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The law encapsulates an approach under Xi that has promoted unity over ethnic cultures and their languages.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Randi Lucille Nord, 35, of Clinton Township, was charged with a felony charge of ethnic intimidation and a misdemeanor charge of malicious destruction of a building in the incident.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Not for racial, ethnic, and gender minority Americans who are excluded from NIH research via discriminatory grant screening processes.
—Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
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Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The law encapsulates an approach under Xi that has promoted unity over ethnic cultures and their languages.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Randi Lucille Nord, 35, of Clinton Township, was charged with a felony charge of ethnic intimidation and a misdemeanor charge of malicious destruction of a building in the incident.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Not for racial, ethnic, and gender minority Americans who are excluded from NIH research via discriminatory grant screening processes.
—Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnic
Adjective
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With all the action packed into a 24-hour period, the film explores religion, sexuality, death, racial oppression, the origins of the blues and the interplay of white, Native American and Black culture in American music and identity.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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From unspoken racial dynamics, like Sid rejecting Tia in favor of her white friends, to the economic worries that become entwined with her self-image, Sid’s precarious new social position rests on a knife’s edge.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Genocide is defined as attempting to partly or wholly destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Ellie Cook
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
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“Ethnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnic. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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