How to Use minor in in a Sentence
minor in
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The warrant stemmed from the murder of a minor in 2022, the release said.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2024
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There were arrests of four adults and three minors in March in connection with the Lord case.
—Christina Avery, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
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This is on top of the aspect of the new law that forbids gender-affirming care for minors in the state.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2023
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The student was charged as a minor in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm on school premises.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2024
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Arkansas was the first state to pass a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in 2021.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 July 2024
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Parents and legal guardians can apply on behalf of minors in their care.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
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In 2012, the University of Arizona became the first four-year college to offer a minor in hip-hop.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
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Court records show Young was charged with providing alcohol to minors in March 2022.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
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Across the nation, student activists in the South, the Northeast and the Southwest continue to lobby for more courses and for majors or minors in the field.
—Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
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The footage acts as a reminder that there are real-life minors in these countries who have been forced by their circumstances to become miners.
—Brian Ng, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2024
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The Ohio Senate passed a bill restricting certain transgender rights for minors in the state on Wednesday.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023
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In addition to Beaudette, an unidentified minor in the Toyota was injured in the accident as well.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2024
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He has been arrested in connection with a May 29 group assault on another minor in a Mesa park.
—The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2024
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Baltimore County Police arrested a 32-year-old man and a minor in the April shooting of a 17-year-old, a killing described in court records as a drug deal and armed robbery gone bad.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023
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Students can choose to minor in the program, earn a master’s degree, or get a certification.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2023
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Logic suggests that someone who has served as public guardian, a lawyer appointed to represent minors in court, would be a by-the-book mother to her own children.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2023
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Among those was a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in Tennessee that went into effect in July.
—Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
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The law bars transgender minors in the state from accessing puberty blockers and hormones.
—Casey Parks, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
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The irony was that Mayorkas, who had witnessed the surge in unaccompanied minors in 2014, as Deputy Secretary, was perhaps the least convenient fall guy.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
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Nearly 25% of minors in the state had consumed alcohol, and more than 14% had participated in binge-drinking.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 29 Sep. 2023
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An attempt to ban care for minors in Kansas failed when lawmakers did not muster enough votes to override the Democratic governor’s veto.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 10 May 2023
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Seventy-five of those bills became law, including a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in Utah, which Cox signed into law.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2024
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Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling make choices in this montage that seem minor in constitution but are crucial in meaning.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
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Criminal acts by minors in Maryland account for just a fraction of the state’s total each year, and the Department of Juvenile Services says youth crime is mostly down from a decade ago.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
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The rise in child labor cases in the United States coincides with the arrival of hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied minors in recent years.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
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Eight, including Li, were charged with illegally crossing into China and sentenced to seven months; two minors in the group were returned to Hong Kong.
—Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
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The disagreement is perhaps minor in comparison to the tragedy of Officer Le’s killing and the significance of the broader recall effort.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
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Maryland saw a rapid increase in car thefts and firearm usage among minors in 2023 and, though crime among kids has decreased as a whole, many angry Marylanders have raised concerns regarding safety.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024
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The Mustang Mach-E Rally’s design upgrades may all seem minor in isolation but combine to give the vehicle a sportier air than ever before.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2023
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Prior to the plea deal, Pozza was originally charged with one count each of first-degree murder; theft of means of transportation; minor in possession of a firearm; criminal damage; and theft.
—Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
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