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
The law was intended to address segregation in public schools by requiring school systems to report racial demographics of each school to the state Board of Education and note when a school’s number of minority students is substantially more or less than the system-wide average.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
Most patients recover quickly, but a small minority suffer heart failure.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 14 May 2025
Last July, the investment fund L Catterton, which counts LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton as a passive minority shareholder, purchased Hammerson’s 42 percent stake in Value Retail.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Earlier in March, hundreds of members of the Alawite minority were killed in clashes with government forces, rights groups say.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
Most patients recover quickly, but a small minority suffer heart failure.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 14 May 2025
Last July, the investment fund L Catterton, which counts LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton as a passive minority shareholder, purchased Hammerson’s 42 percent stake in Value Retail.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Earlier in March, hundreds of members of the Alawite minority were killed in clashes with government forces, rights groups say.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minority
adolescence
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The researchers are now planning to follow these children into adolescence to see if the effects persist, potentially impacting obesity, blood pressure and type 2 diabetes risk.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Adapted by Mara Brock Akil and executive produced by Regina King, the show reimagines Judy Blume’s iconic 1975 novel through a contemporary lens, centering Black love, family, and the growing pains of adolescence in a pre–George Floyd America.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
8 May 2025
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“Minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minority. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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