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minor

[mahy-ner] / ˈmaɪ nər /




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Although the morning high tides over the weekend qualified as minor flooding, the nighttime high tides did not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

From all accounts, ordinary citizens in 1787 interpreted “misdemeanor” as a minor crime but still a crime, just like today’s ordinary citizens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

While no deaths have been reported from the quake, about 30 people have been treated for minor injuries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

This suggests that seemingly minor contamination could have major consequences for the feasibility of certain fusion reactor designs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Europe was full of minor nobles with more culture than money.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

He added that the protesters -- many of whom were minors -- were "disturbed by the level of repression never before seen for a student movement".

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 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

Under normal circumstances, unaccompanied minors are defined as children who arrive at a U.S. border alone, with no parent or guardian.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

The media and technology watchdog organization urged OpenAI to pause marketing the product and keep minors off the platform until it can offer a safer experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Seeing as your boy is so young, and El Jefe has been pardoning most minors . . .” He swilled his drink around so the ice tinkled against the glass.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

As someone who minored in journalism, he’d always loved writing, but ChatGPT’s efficiency gains were hard to turn down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 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

In 1992, I started at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in communications and minoring in theater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

It’s a core offering taken by students minoring in comedy performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 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

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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