as in adolescences
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all
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Recent Examples of minorities
Looking specifically at views of minorities and young people, the PRRI data do not suggest serious problems.
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Finding community can be a challenge for any group that represents a small part of the population, and that’s even more true for minorities within minorities.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Jan. 2025
The group has espoused conservative Islamic beliefs in the past, forcing women and girls to follow strict dress codes and persecuting religious minorities.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
The minorities see him as a ray of hope.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Although there were and remain disparity between minorities in the population and those who appear for jury service, that result is not caused by the system.
—Harry Weller, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025
Our subcommittee, however, was very much aware that there were other reasons why areas where minorities are clustered have lower than expected response rates.
—Harry Weller, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters also took to the streets in Christian neighborhoods of Damascus last week after a Christmas tree burning deepened fears that new leadership would still oversee a crackdown on religious minorities in the country.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
His first year in office (1977), Carter established his Circuit Court Nominating Commissions and met with them in the White House to gather names of qualified women and minorities for the federal benches.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Finding community can be a challenge for any group that represents a small part of the population, and that’s even more true for minorities within minorities.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Jan. 2025
The group has espoused conservative Islamic beliefs in the past, forcing women and girls to follow strict dress codes and persecuting religious minorities.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
The minorities see him as a ray of hope.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Although there were and remain disparity between minorities in the population and those who appear for jury service, that result is not caused by the system.
—Harry Weller, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025
Our subcommittee, however, was very much aware that there were other reasons why areas where minorities are clustered have lower than expected response rates.
—Harry Weller, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters also took to the streets in Christian neighborhoods of Damascus last week after a Christmas tree burning deepened fears that new leadership would still oversee a crackdown on religious minorities in the country.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
His first year in office (1977), Carter established his Circuit Court Nominating Commissions and met with them in the White House to gather names of qualified women and minorities for the federal benches.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Minorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minorities. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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