ethnicity
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Without collecting race and ethnicity data in the census, these estimates could not be produced, needlessly wasting resources and endangering lives.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Senate Bill 1387, which lawmakers passed Aug. 31, seeks to require state agencies to include a box for Jewish ethnicity on all demographic data forms, ranging from public assistance programs to college applications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The rules also allow schools to continue using religious criteria for admissions and scholarships, as long as they don’t base those decisions on ancestry or ethnicity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The latest findings, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, show notable differences in dementia risk by sex, race, ethnicity, and genetics.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
The whole question is so fraught with stereotype that we often resist exploring difference so as not to be limited in interest or talent by ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or any other factor outside our control.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
If he does, he’ll empower more kids—of all ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds—to access more learning options and better schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Newsom last year signed a similar bill that created a category for Middle East and North African individuals separate from the “white” designation that had previously encompassed those ethnicities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The 44-year-old is deeply engrained in United's culture and has no doubts about the integrity of the club's efforts to be welcoming to people of all ethnicities.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
The rest, most of whom are residents of large cities such as Tehran, are mixed with other ethnicities and assimilated into mainstream Iranian culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Every race, dozens of ethnicities, different ways of dressing, and, certainly, widely varying opinions about politics and life and Islam.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing ethnicity
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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