as in smaller
having not so great importance or rank as another
junior advisers to the governor
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as in subordinate
one who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another
she's his junior in the company
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Recent Examples of junior
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Palisades’ outstanding junior quarterback, Jack Thomas, went to see the damage to his family home on Wednesday afternoon.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The junior finished just 27 yards from tying Barry Sanders’ record of 2,628 yards, set in 1988 for Oklahoma State in what was a Heisman Trophy-winning season.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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In what is listed as his junior year in 2023-24, Wade averaged 12 points and 6 rebounds per game at Stanislaus State (D-II) and earned conference honorable mention.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Palisades’ outstanding junior quarterback, Jack Thomas, went to see the damage to his family home on Wednesday afternoon.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The redshirt junior is the only other tight end with game experience and was highly thought of by the coaching staff.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The junior finished just 27 yards from tying Barry Sanders’ record of 2,628 yards, set in 1988 for Oklahoma State in what was a Heisman Trophy-winning season.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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Throughout history, the biggest threat to autocrats usually came from their own subordinates.Yuval Noah Harari, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
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Conrad Empson Photo: Bravo/Zev Schmitz/Bravo Bosun Below Deck Mediterranean Season 3 — This bosun was the youngest of the deck team but also in charge, which rankled a lot of his subordinates, especially João Franco.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
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In a November 2019 game against the Tennessee Titans, a miscommunication on a field goal attempt from the Titans’ 29-yard-line with less than a minute-and-a-half to go led to an early and low snap that resulted in an intentional grounding penalty.Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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One event that will carry on as initially planned: the Sundance Film Festival, which is readying to unspool its 2025 edition in Park City, Utah in less than two weeks.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
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Payton once counted Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady and offensive line coach Aaron Kromer among his assistants with the New Orleans Saints.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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At one point, the blaze encroached upon the homes of Close and assistant Tony Newnan, who live near the edge of the fire zone.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.Staff Writer Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
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The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
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Not even the dynamic duos of Joy and Anxiety, Deadpool and Wolverine, Gru and his minions or Paul Atreides and those massive sandworms could push the 2024 box office to pre-pandemic heights.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Inflation Reduction Act set the United States on a new green industrial trajectory that even Trump and his minions will have trouble reversing.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023
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Billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created Blue Origin back in 2000, but has to date only launched the smaller suborbital New Shepard rockets from its facilities in West Texas.RICHARD TRIBOU ORLANDO SENTINEL (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Those smaller fires, like the Woodley and Lidia fires, have been contained as of Monday, and 89% of the moderately sized Hurst Fire is also under control, Cal Fire said.Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Junior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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