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Recent Examples of ethnicity
Mirren is not Jewish, and told The Daily Mail that her ethnicity was not part of why she was cast by director Guy Nattiv (who is both Jewish and Israeli).
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
About 16% of writers declined to identify their race or ethnicity.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2025
Soliman is also charged in federal court with a hate crime related to him targeting the group because of their religion or ethnicity.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Published in the mid two-thousands, the book also shows what happened when immigrant groups were eventually allowed to move into these white-only areas after the towns’ populations had dwindled—and how other ethnicities triangulated themselves from the dichotomy of white and Black.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
About 16% of writers declined to identify their race or ethnicity.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2025
Soliman is also charged in federal court with a hate crime related to him targeting the group because of their religion or ethnicity.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Published in the mid two-thousands, the book also shows what happened when immigrant groups were eventually allowed to move into these white-only areas after the towns’ populations had dwindled—and how other ethnicities triangulated themselves from the dichotomy of white and Black.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicity
Noun
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No newborn has a religion, nationality, or ethnicity.—
Dr. Rami Kaminski,
Time,
18 June 2025
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Italian American Social Club of Central Florida: All nationalities are welcome.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Sudan — one of the world’s poorest nations even before the start of the conflict — has been gripped by a civil war that has led to the world’s first famine declaration in years, with more than 20 million remaining in desperate need of food.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 June 2025
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Despite the order, he was arrested and deported in March after Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which allows officials to expedite deportations of citizens of an enemy nation during periods of invasion or wartime.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Last year, his season featured 24 races across six months.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Le Mans Year: 1971 Director: John Frankenheimer Runtime: 1h 46m Even more than Grand Prix, this feels like two movies: One is basically a documentary about the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans race, featuring footage of the actual cars and drivers, combined with impressive behind-the-scenes footage.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicity. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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