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junior

[joon-yer] / ˈdʒun jər /


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The former lieutenant governor of Ohio was appointed to be the state’s junior U.S. senator in 2025, after JD Vance became vice president.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

In a ceremony officiated by the actor Ian McKellen in 2013, he married American musician Sunny Ozell, nearly 40 years his junior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

He now trains at the Nordic ski centre in Huntly, next to the field where he used to play football with junior side Deveronside.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

No, the Culver City High School junior believes he is mature and well-informed enough to cast a ballot now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Kathy was a junior and Connie was a senior, and they wanted to graduate with their friends.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

There are currently 34 juniors in the major, suggesting it has become less popular at the school, which has some 2,000 undergraduates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Three times most days, groups of high-school juniors scrape, scrub and stow kitchenware and cutlery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

For the men's 100m final those same seats cost £110, again with no concessions for juniors.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Garden have certainly earned respect from their peers, elders and juniors since forming in 2011.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The juniors and the dances, the teachers and the theme days.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour


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