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minor

[mahy-ner] / ˈmaɪ nər /




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His father, Dan Cholowsky, was the 39th overall pick in 1991 by the Cardinals and played eight minor league seasons.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

And, yes, airbags can make a car far more expensive to repair, even when the visible damage looks relatively minor.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The painkiller is usually prescribed for relatively minor conditions, such as aching joints or people recovering from surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

But the official said there was a "slight difference" with TikTok since "Meta has indeed always tried to address minor protection online".

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

As long as your key signature is correct, you do not have to worry about whether an interval is major, minor, or perfect.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

"We are exploring possibilities to make minors safer online," a spokesperson said.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The EU is facing pressure to act, with countries including France pushing for a social media ban for minors following Australia's restrictions for under-16s.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Augie Romo confirmed to The Times that three minors were interviewed in connection with the Ladera Ranch brushfire and that no arrests were made.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Even when ruling against trans minors, Roberts made a point of using the correct pronouns.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Among its provisions are establishing a forty-hour work week and a national minimum wage as well as prohibiting oppressive child labor and most employment of minors.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

He is a St. Louis native and graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he majored in journalism and minored in art history and archeology.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Tabussam, who minored in “resistance to genocide,” suggested her opponents were mistaken about her views and her studies.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2024

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

These days, many of those minoring in comedy don’t aspire for Hollywood limelight.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

There, I was a drama major, minoring in a little bit of everything.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 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

Hensien is majoring in marketing and minoring in entrepreneurship and expects to get her degree this summer.

From Seattle Times Jan. 28, 2022




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