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as in ethnicity
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a people having a common language, culture, and body of traditions
Winston Churchill's famous hope and prediction that World War II would be remembered by future generations as the finest hour of the Britannic race
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as in family
archaic
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
the last descendent of a race of kings
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
was racing around trying to get everything done before her big trip to India
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Recent Examples of race
Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
Voters will decide between candidates who moved on from the February primary election, including for the state Supreme Court race.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Officials had to bump up the start of Sunday’s NTT IndyCar race an hour to avoid expected 40-mph gusts later in the afternoon.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 15, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen careens across the gravel after the rear of his car locks up during Qualifying for the first race of the season.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
Voters will decide between candidates who moved on from the February primary election, including for the state Supreme Court race.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
Two snakes brought to her school for a Lyceum program got out of their glass boxes, sending students scrambling to stand on chairs, keepers racing to find the creatures, and teachers trying to hustle kids out of the auditorium.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Officials had to bump up the start of Sunday’s NTT IndyCar race an hour to avoid expected 40-mph gusts later in the afternoon.
—Kevin Sherrington
mar. 15, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for race
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China approved a new set of ethnicity laws that critics say risks further eroding the rights of minorities.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Every region, religion and ethnicity celebrates the 3,000-year-old holiday of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year that’s rooted in Zoroastrianism and celebrated on the first day of spring.—
Talla Mountjoy,
Twin Cities,
11 Mar. 2026
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was shot and killed in the mass shooting that erupted at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally in February 2024, left the Jackson County courthouse in tears on Monday afternoon.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Functional and technology-driven apparel brands will appear alongside labels exploring contemporary interpretations of Chinese cultural aesthetics, illustrating how domestic brands are carving out specialized categories rather than competing for the same consumer.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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New Oklahoma athletic director Roger Denny offered his support to coach Porter Moser and promised to give him more resources to compete.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the driver decided to speed away, police spokesman Christopher Bess said.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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The vehicle sped away from law enforcement after an officer activated their squad car's emergency lights and siren, according to officials.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The range of nationalities has expanded, and there are many more Africans than before.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Office of Homeland Security Statistics is responsible for publishing figures from Homeland Security agencies, including removals and the nationalities of those deported, to provide a comprehensive picture of immigration trends at the border and inside the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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There are all these different tribes that live in the city.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors say that Mannion, who worked as an IRS contact representative in Andover from 1998 to 2009, used her membership in the Mi’kmaq Nation Native American tribe to solicit other tribe members to hire her for tax preparation services.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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Nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 jobs in February 2026, contradicting expectations for job growth, and the author contends this represents a fundamental weakness in the administration’s economic narrative.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation and ACLU of Northern California contend that ALPR cameras facilitate unconstitutional, warrantless searches given officers have no requirement to prove probable cause of a crime when searching the plate data.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The agency advised Americans to travel by land to either Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, or Turkey, given that Iraqi airspace is closed at least until Monday.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 2026
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That ability to travel across the European Union and to relocate to Italy or other EU countries makes Italian dual citizenship appealing.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Race.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/race. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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