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minority

noun as in a group differing from the majority

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For centuries the Maniq -- one of Thailand's smallest ethnic minorities — lived as hunter-gatherers, roaming the rainforests of the Malay Peninsula, moving with the seasons in search of food.

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The arrival of a minority shareholder, who would hold "five percent or a maximum of 10 percent" of the club, would represent a significant change in the economic structure of Real Madrid.

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Neiderhaus said he always would support the Bruins while conceding he might be in the minority.

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In a class action complaint filed this month in Delaware Chancery Court, hedge funds and other large Skechers investors accused the company and 3G Capital of arranging a non-independent deal that shortchanged minority shareholders.

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But for a small minority of the hundreds of millions of people who use it daily, AI may be too supportive, mental health experts say, and can sometimes even exacerbate delusional and dangerous behavior.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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