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junior

[joon-yer] / ˈdʒun jər /


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It was the beginning of her junior year, and 20-year-old Mia Tedesco was setting up a table for the campus open house where more than 200 recognized student organizations were preparing to recruit new students.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

"So it was only by chance that we were not in the infant school, which was safe. We were in the junior school which caught the brunt of it."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Surkamp departed Pavlov’s Dog while recording its junior album and traveled to Seattle to further develop his musical talents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The flier is from high-school junior Avi Lichtenstein, who is so worried about his future that he’s reaching out to strangers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

This was my debut as a junior elite gymnast, and somehow I’d managed to win gold right out the gate!

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

There are currently 34 juniors in the major, suggesting it has become less popular at the liberal-art college, which has some 2,000 undergraduates overall.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Ms. Hannah-Jones and I both have children who are juniors in the New York City public schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

On Monday, Category A tickets for the home straight cost £150 with no concessions for juniors.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Not everyone thinks squeezing out juniors is wise.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour


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