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
Sources within the fire department told The Star that city leaders had received strong pushback from the community because there were no internal candidates, women or minorities among the finalists.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Premiering at Sundance for the 11th time, Araki used his pulpit there to pay tribute to the late Robert Redford for his foresight in establishing a creative outlet for minorities and outsider artists, a safe space that established him as cinema’s punk poet laureate of Generation X.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
That, then, is the complex scenario in which Iran has trammelled up the minorities, the bloodshed, drama, corruption, poverty, guilt and coercion.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The treatment of national minorities, rather than defense capabilities, became a key reason for joining the Atlantic alliance.
—Ivan Krastev, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
After the fall of Hasina, a series of killings and arson attacks were reported in Bangladesh against Hindus and other religious minorities.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
And Arabs and Baluch minorities represent 3% and 2% of the population, respectively.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
For decades, the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement has protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 8 Jan. 2026
There were no questions about how a scholarship set aside for a person of color hasn’t been given out in years, or why four of five professors approved for and then abruptly denied tenure were minorities.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Premiering at Sundance for the 11th time, Araki used his pulpit there to pay tribute to the late Robert Redford for his foresight in establishing a creative outlet for minorities and outsider artists, a safe space that established him as cinema’s punk poet laureate of Generation X.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
That, then, is the complex scenario in which Iran has trammelled up the minorities, the bloodshed, drama, corruption, poverty, guilt and coercion.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The treatment of national minorities, rather than defense capabilities, became a key reason for joining the Atlantic alliance.
—Ivan Krastev, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
After the fall of Hasina, a series of killings and arson attacks were reported in Bangladesh against Hindus and other religious minorities.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
And Arabs and Baluch minorities represent 3% and 2% of the population, respectively.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
For decades, the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement has protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 8 Jan. 2026
There were no questions about how a scholarship set aside for a person of color hasn’t been given out in years, or why four of five professors approved for and then abruptly denied tenure were minorities.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Minorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minorities. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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