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Recent Examples of ethnicity
In the ruling on Friday night, the ninth circuit court of appeals agreed with a federal judge that immigration agents cannot use race, ethnicity or other factors, including speaking Spanish or speaking English with an accent, as the basis for reasonable suspicion to stop people.
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2025
No one is spared—celebrities, religious groups, foreign governments, and a variety of ethnicities have all been fair game.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 31 July 2025
Data on a consumer’s ethnicity, race, religion, health, sexuality and genetic information also is protected under the new law.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
Walking into Prospect, a student would see a multitude of cultural club posters stuck on walls, strings full of country flags hung up during multicultural week, and students of various ethnicities roaming around campus.
—Riya Minglani, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
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Laura Romero, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2025
No one is spared—celebrities, religious groups, foreign governments, and a variety of ethnicities have all been fair game.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 31 July 2025
Data on a consumer’s ethnicity, race, religion, health, sexuality and genetic information also is protected under the new law.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
Walking into Prospect, a student would see a multitude of cultural club posters stuck on walls, strings full of country flags hung up during multicultural week, and students of various ethnicities roaming around campus.
—Riya Minglani, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicity
Noun
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Italian American Social Club of Central Florida: All nationalities are welcome.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Under Iranian nationality law, they are denied birth certificates unless the father is an Iranian citizen.—
Jila Andalib,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
Noun
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But tribal nations in Wisconsin have been growing their language revitalization efforts in recent years.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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By 2009, however, the numbers started to turn, thanks to offshore drilling and new fracking technology, until U.S. crude oil output surpassed not just the country’s 1970 peak but that of every other crude-pumping nation throughout all of history.—
Alexander C. Kaufman,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Many of them even took him on in races from the blocks, with Phelps often giving the Ravens players a significant head start before diving in.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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There aren’t many mysteries with social media, so Mueller coming home to South Elgin and then an intense recruiting race for his services at the next level?—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicity. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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