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Here’s a new one: If minor league baseball is all about affordability, how do you compete against a nearby major league team that might undercut you on pricing?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Of the firefighters taken to hospital, four had minor injuries.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Earlier this week, the European Union also gave its blessing after Paramount agreed to minor concessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
If there was a minor traffic infraction or other probable cause to make a stop, proving their motive requires them to confess to acting with intent to discriminate, Willis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
They contain only the notes in the minor key signature.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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"We urge the public not to disseminate related information, to reject cyberbullying, and to work together to create a good environment for the growth of minors," reads an official statement.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Among minors, transgender-related diagnoses in Oregon rose threefold between 2017 and 2023, according to a Manhattan Institute insurance database analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
About 1 in 4 diagnosed minors in Oregon received such interventions, the study finds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
An expert report on Monday also recommended a "safety-by-design" approach in which platforms protect minors from possible harms posed by the apps.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
“We're not supposed to be here. It says minors need to be accompanied by adults.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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As someone who minored in journalism, he’d always loved writing, but ChatGPT’s efficiency gains were hard to turn down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
None of them minored in comedy in the School of Dramatic Arts — the program didn’t exist when they were students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
I minored in women’s and gender studies as an undergraduate at New York University; as a law student at the same institution, I took courses in feminist jurisprudence and women’s rights in Islamic law.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023
He majored in communications and minored in English, with a goal of anchoring “SportsCenter” someday.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
“I minored in Spanish in college, sweetheart. I did a semester here. It’s where I met your dad...You know this!”
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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These days, many of those minoring in comedy don’t aspire for Hollywood limelight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
After majoring in philosophy and minoring in religion, he graduated in 1972.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
This summer, she will attend the pre-college music summer program at Carnegie Mellon University, a college that would allow her to major in music while minoring in computer science.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2022
So Bushma — majoring in computing and security technology and minoring in psychology — keeps doing what she does best and wins at squash.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
Mr. Puckett is a freshman majoring in English and minoring in history at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he has a four-year scholarship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2016
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