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minor

[mahy-ner] / ˈmaɪ nər /




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Even minor changes in shadows or lighting can trigger the software, producing hundreds of false signals.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Agents advise sellers to avoid overpricing, consider buyer concessions, make minor repairs and evaluate renting out their properties, among other options.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Barring a setback in his final minor league rehab appearance, he could be activated in time for the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

While Dans is a minor player in the federal government, “when he speaks, international audiences and officials see him as representing U.S. policy,” said Heather Conley, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Notice that the pattern for minor scales overlaps the pattern for major scales.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Following the shooting on Friday, Reynaldo Tamayo, the South Cotabato governor, urged adult gun owners to "be responsible in storing firearms" and ensuring that minors do not get access to them.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

The first is a tiered approach on minors accessing social media.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

The EU’s so-called Kids Act, formally presented on Thursday, would ban children under 13 from accessing social media, and set a minimum EU-wide age of 15 for minors to open their own accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

This May, authorities captured 19 migrants, including three unaccompanied minors, in the San Diego storm water drainage system.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Due to the nature of the Senate’s work, minors of any species are not permitted.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

“I’m a rule-follower,” said Fudge, who majored in mechanical engineering and minored in math.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

There, I was a drama major, minoring in a little bit of everything.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 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

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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