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A strengthening jet stream will bring deeper, low-pressure systems as the week goes on, with the potential for minor disruption towards next weekend.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
But the look and tone of “60 Minutes” remained intact, with only a few minor tweaks to the graphics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The sound design of “Voices” is raw and the rumored $50,000 budget so strapped that minor period piece inconsistencies like cheap plastic trash cans sneak into the frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
While the incident caused minor harm overall, it demonstrated the capabilities of these agents, said Sydney Von Arx, the chief executive of Nightingale Collective, a not-for-profit organization that helped uncover the attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
C minor and E flat major start on different notes, but have the same key signature.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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The industry has been able to grow this market, in part, by successfully fighting off government efforts to ban sales of energy drinks to minors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Last month, Meta agreed to an $18 billion settlement that ended a trial over social media’s impact on teenagers and required the company to make several changes to how minors interact with its platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
This May, authorities captured 19 migrants, including three unaccompanied minors, in the San Diego storm water drainage system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"It would therefore be untenable for European minors to end up less well protected, when our framework is the most demanding in the world."
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Due to the nature of the Senate’s work, minors of any species are not permitted.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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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
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
Instead, they majored in communications and minored in fine arts at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
“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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In 1992, I started at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in communications and minoring in theater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
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
Instead, after minoring in film in college and hustling in and out of careers in law, streetwear and assorted other pursuits, he started knocking down walls his way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2021
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