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minor

[mahy-ner] / ˈmaɪ nər /




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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

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

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

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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