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junior

[joon-yer] / ˈdʒun yər /


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Sardina’s son, a junior at Temecula Valley High School, had posed with five fellow water polo team members shirtless in their Speedos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The BBC has been told there were two meetings, one with ministers of state and one with more junior ministers, and they lasted about 15 minutes.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

San Diego is less than an hour south; there you can play on the popular Mission Bay Golf Course, an 18-hole short course where Tiger Woods won a junior world championship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“In 2021, we invested in what we believed to be high-quality second lien and junior debt deals. Unfortunately, some of these investments have underperformed,” Pietrzak said on Monday’s call.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Electives are probably the thing I was looking forward to the most about junior high.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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