as in adolescence
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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Men who did not identify as belonging to an underrepresented minority group, enjoyed the biggest salary jump, of 74%, on average.
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Josie Cox, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Practical steps to disrupt medical gaslighting Correcting these problems will require a shift in clinical training, so as to challenge biased views about pain in women and racial minorities and to educate clinicians about common pain conditions like vulvodynia.
—Elizabeth Hintz, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Members adhere to neo-Nazi ideology promoting violence against racial minorities.
—Evan Mealins, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives threatens an Illinois program that provides scholarships to minority graduate students who agree to stay in the state and work in the education field.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Josie Cox, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Practical steps to disrupt medical gaslighting Correcting these problems will require a shift in clinical training, so as to challenge biased views about pain in women and racial minorities and to educate clinicians about common pain conditions like vulvodynia.
—Elizabeth Hintz, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Members adhere to neo-Nazi ideology promoting violence against racial minorities.
—Evan Mealins, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives threatens an Illinois program that provides scholarships to minority graduate students who agree to stay in the state and work in the education field.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minority
adolescence
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Set on the German island of Amrum in the North Sea in the final days of World War II, this is the story of Nanning (played by a wonderful young actor named Jasper Billerbeck), a boy on the cusp of adolescence, steeped in Hitler youth culture but gradually realizing he’s been backing the wrong side.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Arguing with a parent is not new territory in adolescence.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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“Minority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minority. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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