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of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture a survey that included an optional question regarding racial identity, age, and other personal information

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Recent Examples of racial Through intimate interviews with players, coaches, parents, journalists and opponents, director Kevin Shaw probes media bias, racial stereotypes, community pride and the ethical complexities of youth sports—showing how a moment meant to celebrate young athletes became a lasting stigma. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025 Marrero’s allegations, which were made in an email to board President Carrie Olson earlier this year, spurred the racial discrimination investigation now taking place. Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025 The show, set during the Jim Crow era, traces the roots of the It story through the lens of racial terror and generational trauma — Charlotte is the grandmother of the young boy featured in the 2017 film. Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025 Louisville Metro Government agreed to pay just over $1 million to settle a lawsuit brought by several plaintiffs who claim their First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated during the 2020 racial justice protests sparked by the police killing of Breonna Taylor, according to court documents. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for racial
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  • In 1999, a nearly three-month NATO bombing campaign ended a war between Serbian government forces and ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo.
    Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • What’s more, after the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechs who had their property seized by the state were allowed to reclaim much of it through a restitution system – but not ethnic Germans who lost it under the post-war Benes decrees.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Genocide is defined as attempting to partly or wholly destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
    Ellie Cook Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2022

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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racial. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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