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Recent Examples of ethnicity
Epigenetic and microbiome profiles differ greatly across ethnicities, diets, and environments.
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New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
There’s no single dominant ethnicity or racial group within American Islam.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Improving race- and ethnicity-based data could create a stronger evidence base for insurers, health systems, and employers designing maternal health programs.
—Shelley Stewart Iii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Numident is a database of Social Security applications and personal details, including the name of the applicant, place and date of birth, citizenship, race, ethnicity, parents' names, Social Security numbers, phone numbers, and addresses.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
There’s no single dominant ethnicity or racial group within American Islam.
—Farhan Mustafa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Improving race- and ethnicity-based data could create a stronger evidence base for insurers, health systems, and employers designing maternal health programs.
—Shelley Stewart Iii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Numident is a database of Social Security applications and personal details, including the name of the applicant, place and date of birth, citizenship, race, ethnicity, parents' names, Social Security numbers, phone numbers, and addresses.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicity
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The curiosity seems to be the blend of his height (7 feet 2), his age (20), his nationality (Chinese) and his bubbly personality.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Authorities have not revealed the nationalities of the two other victims.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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A number of European nations have flagged new Russian threats in recent weeks.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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But no one, at that time, knew the outcome of this long road toward the creation of a new nation that would be anything but a rainbow.—
Simon Njami,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The app can help connect patients with volunteers who have the same cancer experience and similar background including diagnosis, location, race and ethnicity.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Previous polls had shown Spanberger ahead by wider margins, signaling a tightening race over the past month.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicity. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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