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 tribe originally agreed to sell for $325 million to former Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca, who would have moved the team to Boston.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Poczobut, a correspondent for the influential Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and a leading figure among Belarus’ Polish minority, was serving eight years in prison in a case condemned as politically motivated.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
More than 60% of voters approved the Fair Districts Amendment in 2010, which bans partisan gerrymandering and redrawing maps to dilute the power of racial minorities.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Burjeel, which counts Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed’s International Holding Company as a minority shareholder, also holds an exclusive contract with state oil company ADNOC, providing medical services across its 200 sites, both on land and offshore.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Poczobut, a correspondent for the influential Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and a leading figure among Belarus’ Polish minority, was serving eight years in prison in a case condemned as politically motivated.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
More than 60% of voters approved the Fair Districts Amendment in 2010, which bans partisan gerrymandering and redrawing maps to dilute the power of racial minorities.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Burjeel, which counts Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed’s International Holding Company as a minority shareholder, also holds an exclusive contract with state oil company ADNOC, providing medical services across its 200 sites, both on land and offshore.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minority
adolescence
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Scientists once believed that once adolescence was over, the brain was done changing.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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The franchise, which began in 1995, has long examined the unique relationship between children and their favorite childhood toys, nostalgia, and the growing pains of adolescence.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minority. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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