as in ethnic
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
He was also revered as a civil rights activist pushing for quality healthcare, women’s rights, living wages, racial and immigrant justice, and gender and LGBTQ equality.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Two decades passed before the court again took up the glaring problem of racial discrimination by prosecutors seeking to keep Black people off juries.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
The most significant touches on the racial history of the Grove and its historically Black West Grove neighborhood, which the theater backs up to.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
This new decision basically sets a higher hurdle to clear to challenge districts based on racial differences.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Two decades passed before the court again took up the glaring problem of racial discrimination by prosecutors seeking to keep Black people off juries.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
The most significant touches on the racial history of the Grove and its historically Black West Grove neighborhood, which the theater backs up to.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
This new decision basically sets a higher hurdle to clear to challenge districts based on racial differences.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racial
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Gem mining also finances ethnic armed groups fighting for autonomy, contributing to Burma’s long-running conflicts.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Riboua painted a slightly more dire picture of the juntas, arguing that the combination of ethnic uprisings and JNIM’s strategic approach has turned the threat to the three countries existential.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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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
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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 12 May. 2026.
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