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minor

[mahy-ner] / ˈmaɪ nər /




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On Tuesday, the Irvine City Council approved a five-year agreement under which a yet-to-be-named minor league team would play at the sparkling ballpark within the city’s Great Park, starting next May.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Misra says even relatively minor technical failures can affect candidates in ways that are difficult to quantify.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

There’s the minor matter of a starting five.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

At Mercedes, his role will be filled by a minor reshuffle of the existing young-driver programme, arguably the most effective in F1.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

It’s a minor miracle, what Mrs. Tilbury can do with rationed ingredients.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Yet the images of ebullient arrivals to Spain, a portion of them minors and some wearing only swimsuits and flip-flops, have already spread far and wide, threatening a rupture in relations with Rabat.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

That setting also allows content posted by older minors to be recommended through TikTok’s For You feed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

This time around, Hernández told the Times that he’s not going so he can focus on a rehabilitation stint in the minors.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

"We urge the public not to disseminate related information, to reject cyberbullying, and to work together to create a good environment for the growth of minors," reads an official statement.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

I wondered if he saw that a major leaguer was here to play a season or two in the minors.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

He is a St. Louis native and graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he majored in journalism and minored in art history and archeology.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 2025

“Right now, I’m a full-time student. I’m majoring in biology, minoring in computer science. My big goal is to become an astro microbiologist for NASA, so essentially looking for aliens.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2024

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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