as in adolescences
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all
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Recent Examples of minorities
The first Latino Muslim organization, Alianza Islámica – founded by Puerto Rican converts in 1987 – emerged out of the era’s push for minorities’ rights around the New York City metro area.
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Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump won every swing state in 2024, along with the popular vote, and made gains with key groups of voters, including minorities and young people.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Inspired by his experience in STEM programs supporting underrepresented minorities and by professors who guided him to take on challenging research, Bello and his research colleagues last year presented their work at the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Conference in Boston.
—Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
The property was in an area Chinese immigrants and other minorities had been steered away from, according to a 1930s Phoenix redlining map.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Economic insecurity has shown to be particularly acute for aging minorities.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Supervisors voted in 2024 to design a pilot program to outfit deputies with stun guns, ordering the creation of a report that would outline potential health impacts and community concerns of the the weapon’s disproportionate use against minorities.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s been a war on Black folks from the Chicago police department since they were invented, on minorities since they were invented.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Trials often under-enroll women, the elderly, and minorities.
—Harsh Gupta, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Ken Chitwood, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump won every swing state in 2024, along with the popular vote, and made gains with key groups of voters, including minorities and young people.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Inspired by his experience in STEM programs supporting underrepresented minorities and by professors who guided him to take on challenging research, Bello and his research colleagues last year presented their work at the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Conference in Boston.
—Nicole Gregory, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
The property was in an area Chinese immigrants and other minorities had been steered away from, according to a 1930s Phoenix redlining map.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Economic insecurity has shown to be particularly acute for aging minorities.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Supervisors voted in 2024 to design a pilot program to outfit deputies with stun guns, ordering the creation of a report that would outline potential health impacts and community concerns of the the weapon’s disproportionate use against minorities.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s been a war on Black folks from the Chicago police department since they were invented, on minorities since they were invented.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Trials often under-enroll women, the elderly, and minorities.
—Harsh Gupta, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Minorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minorities. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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