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Still, he says he believes “the drawbacks are few and minor and no longer justify the legal and policy roadblocks.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The method also helped separate genuine atmospheric changes from minor fluctuations and random noise in the measurements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
A minor stumble could become a safety hazard if the robot falls over, she added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
After a minor injury slowed Williams’ preseason ascent, the 6-foot-9 forward could be in position to return to the lineup for the Lakers’ preseason finale at 7:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Yet, these minor hints of family scandal only made the public want to know more about the Fox sisters and made their spirits more popular.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Five years later, Omar became a U.S. citizen via a law in which minors are eligible for citizenship once their parents naturalize.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Jurors found the Alexanders guilty of all 10 counts they collectively faced, including two involving minors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The company has said it takes safety seriously and has also rolled out new limits for minors on the platform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Two other minors were later detained in connection with the arrest, the internal security agency said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Geez. Look at it this way. If you add our ages together, we're not minors; we're one adult. Freebie isn't a pet. He’s a hotel guest and family member. And I showered after basketball.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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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
Tabassum, a biomedical engineering major with a passion for social justice who minored in “resistance to genocide,” drew undisclosed threats to the university.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 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
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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
She is majoring in TV and film and minoring in political science, and she recently spent two weeks focused on final exams.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
After majoring in philosophy and minoring in religion, he graduated in 1972.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
A communications major minoring in queer studies, Hartmann, who uses they/them pronouns, has joined protests in support of abortion access because they feel the fight centers on having autonomy over their own body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
So Bushma — majoring in computing and security technology and minoring in psychology — keeps doing what she does best and wins at squash.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
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