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Recent Examples of ethnicity
There were no significant differences in race, ethnicity, or tumor features between women younger than 45 and those older than 45.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 1 May 2026
Actors of all races and ethnicities are encouraged to audition.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Retailers are also prohibited from using surveillance data, shopping history, ethnicity or income to set different prices for different customers at the same time.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Michael‘s success is a result of playing across all ethnicities and age groups.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 1 May 2026
Actors of all races and ethnicities are encouraged to audition.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Retailers are also prohibited from using surveillance data, shopping history, ethnicity or income to set different prices for different customers at the same time.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Michael‘s success is a result of playing across all ethnicities and age groups.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicity
Noun
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To him, this system of artist development is what really defines K-pop, not just language or nationality.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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When Ponce and Brizuela played in the World Cup, there was no controversy because both were substitutes, and Brizuela’s nationality was only revealed after the tournament.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The forty-niners are elemental to our identity as a nation of brave, rugged individualists.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Authorities in the West African island nation have denied the MV Hondius permission to dock at the port of Praia as a precautionary measure, complicating efforts to evacuate sick passengers and provide urgent medical care.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicity. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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