as in adolescence
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 minority
Shiite minorities in other countries tend to view Iranian leaders as protectors and have sometimes risked personal safety to protest the war.
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Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
The Rooney Rule is simply there to make sure the door is cracked ajar if not flung open wide for minority candidates who might otherwise not be given a fair shake.
—Greg Cote
updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Last October, Butler became a minority investor in the San Diego Wave.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The Sun had an offer for $325 million from a group led by Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca that would have moved the franchise to Boston.
—Doug Feinberg, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
The Rooney Rule is simply there to make sure the door is cracked ajar if not flung open wide for minority candidates who might otherwise not be given a fair shake.
—Greg Cote
updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Last October, Butler became a minority investor in the San Diego Wave.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The Sun had an offer for $325 million from a group led by Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca that would have moved the franchise to Boston.
—Doug Feinberg, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minority
adolescence
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Hormone levels bounce around during adolescence and in adult women change hourly, daily, and during different parts of the menstrual cycle.—
Patricia Bencivenga,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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His childhood and adolescence in Tucson, where his father was an anthropologist and archeologist, and later Flagstaff, where his dad was the director of the Museum of Northern Arizona and Research Center, inspired much of his early environmental awareness.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minority. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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