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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
When a minor is involved: Minors cannot legally inherit retirement accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Perhaps this resolution wasn’t as minor as it seemed at first glance.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Fire Department personnel and one other individual reported minor injuries, according to authorities..
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 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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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
The EU's approach should focus on the safety of the technology children use -- including through enforcement of the bloc's Digital Services Act -- instead of denying minors access to platforms, they argued.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
A Colombian judge on Thursday ordered President Abelardo de la Espriella's right-wing government to suspend bombings of guerrillas if information suggests the presence of recruited minors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The shift comes amid a broader backlash over social media’s influence on minors and the building of data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
All eight pardoned prisoners were either women or minors!
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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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
None of them minored in comedy in the School of Dramatic Arts — the program didn’t exist when they were students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
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
These days, many of those minoring in comedy don’t aspire for Hollywood limelight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
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
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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