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junior

[joon-yer] / ˈdʒun jər /


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An arbitration panel then detailed how a junior analyst intern said he felt under "extreme pressure".

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

On the other team was junior quarterback JD Annett of Corona del Mar. Eldest brother Kaleb is the backup quarterback at Central Florida.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

She first made a name for herself in the water, twice winning gold in junior swimming championships.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

The company has secured endorsement deals with players ranging from NFL veterans to a 13-year-old junior high school influencer.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Kathy was a junior and Connie was a senior, and they wanted to graduate with their friends.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Fortunately, my English teacher, Thomas Dolan, suggested I join Stuyvesant’s SING!, in which freshmen and sophomores competed against juniors and seniors in original productions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Not everyone thinks squeezing out juniors is wise.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

But he believes juniors and seniors in advanced classes should be allowed to use AI “because when you become an upperclassman, companies want to see you actually use these tools,” Anand said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

A world number one in juniors, Andreeva has long been tipped for Grand Slam success.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

Now they were juniors and they hadn’t seen each other for more than a year.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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