interracial
adjective
in·ter·ra·cial
ˌin-tər-ˈrā-shəl 
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
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In the 1930s—against Turner’s wishes—the group’s approach shifted from organizing Black lay Catholics for protest to the formation of interracial partnerships.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
To argue whether that interracial romance (Danny Burstein, who plays Herbie, is white) would have happened in real life is to miss the bigger point, especially given Burstein’s big menschy performance.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
But while some radio DJs declined to play the song because of its implications of interracial romance, the gambit worked: the song hit No. 2 on the pop chart, priming the world for the album’s crossover ambitions.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
After Jefferson wins the title, the government hounds the couple, in part because of their interracial romance.
—Dominic Taylor, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
To argue whether that interracial romance (Danny Burstein, who plays Herbie, is white) would have happened in real life is to miss the bigger point, especially given Burstein’s big menschy performance.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
But while some radio DJs declined to play the song because of its implications of interracial romance, the gambit worked: the song hit No. 2 on the pop chart, priming the world for the album’s crossover ambitions.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
After Jefferson wins the title, the government hounds the couple, in part because of their interracial romance.
—Dominic Taylor, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
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interracial
adjective
in·ter·ra·cial
ˌint-ər-ˈrā-shəl
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races
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