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Example Sentences
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Police detained a first suspect, possibly a minor, in the early hours of Saturday just after he placed a device outside the bank building, near the Champs-Elysees.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
At UNC, paid scholarships are offered to some students who minor in SCiLL, which critics say amounts to UNC paying off students to prop up the program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
It was not an overnight fix, and was relatively minor in nature, but undoubtedly after that the trend line of Norris' trajectory was a positive one.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
When senior Malaya Galindez, 21, who aspires to be a physician and is majoring in health and human sciences, told her parents that she intended to minor in comedy, her father was surprised.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
I have studied astrophysics and even waste management systems in space aircraft, but I have never given any thought to the procedure for custody or guardianship of a minor in the state of California.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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