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Recent Examples of ethnicity
This link remained even after accounting for race and ethnicity, income levels, and health differences between the two groups.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Jan. 2026
PSAs could be stratified by family history, ethnicity, and comorbidities to help men make informed decisions.
—Howard Wolinsky, STAT, 21 Jan. 2026
The agency is also looking at addressing drivers refusing rides because of a person’s ethnicity, race, gender, disability and other factors.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
The host has also acknowledged that doing a season in 2006 that divided 20 contestants into four tribes by ethnicity—Black, Asian, Latino, and white—was not the best move.
—David Canfield, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Jan. 2026
PSAs could be stratified by family history, ethnicity, and comorbidities to help men make informed decisions.
—Howard Wolinsky, STAT, 21 Jan. 2026
The agency is also looking at addressing drivers refusing rides because of a person’s ethnicity, race, gender, disability and other factors.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
The host has also acknowledged that doing a season in 2006 that divided 20 contestants into four tribes by ethnicity—Black, Asian, Latino, and white—was not the best move.
—David Canfield, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicity
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Every parent, regardless of skin color or nationality, wants their child to have a healthy start.—
Akilah Weber Pierson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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This year’s edition features 23 Oysters whose owners span eight different nationalities around the globe, including USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Spain, Australia, Netherlands, and Belgium, and a fleet of Oysters ranging from 50 to 90 feet.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Once the Olympics get underway, events will run through February 22, with the Closing Ceremony concluding the Milano Cortina Games and handing off the torch to France, host nation of the French Alps 2030 Winter Olympics.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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After nearly two decades of on-off negotiations, the deal will pave the way for India to open up its vast and guarded market to free trade with the 27-nation EU, its biggest trading partner.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicity. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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