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Recent Examples of ethnicity
Lund introduces us to two dozen players of varying ages and ethnicities spread across the two teams, but none of the individual characters are particularly memorable on their own terms.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025
The national child abuse inquiry report, published in 2022, made 20 recommendations for combatting child abuse, the first being the need to record better data on both victims and abusers, including their ethnicity.
—Nic Robertson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
The bureau also was implementing a directive from the Biden administration to combine questions about race and ethnicity and add a new Middle Eastern and North African category.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The camera lingers in close-up on faces of different ages, backgrounds and ethnicities together showing the harmony of cohabitation that different governments, racist traditions and customs tried to end.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025
The national child abuse inquiry report, published in 2022, made 20 recommendations for combatting child abuse, the first being the need to record better data on both victims and abusers, including their ethnicity.
—Nic Robertson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
The bureau also was implementing a directive from the Biden administration to combine questions about race and ethnicity and add a new Middle Eastern and North African category.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The camera lingers in close-up on faces of different ages, backgrounds and ethnicities together showing the harmony of cohabitation that different governments, racist traditions and customs tried to end.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicity
Noun
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Apply for renewal in their country of nationality or residence.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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The trend of boats smuggling migrants of diverse nationalities from the Bahamas to South Florida shows no sign of slowing, with federal agents stopping another vessel in Biscayne Bay ferrying 23 people Tuesday.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That leaky bucket is the reality of your nation's finances.—
Axios,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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There are just around 100 HBCUs, but a full 40% of our nation’s Black engineers, 80% of Black judges, and 50% of Black professors at non-HBCUs graduated from an HBCU.—
Aimée Eubanks Davis,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In fact, not a single driver has died in a NASCAR race since that tragic day in February of 2001, no doubt saying the lives of countless drivers.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Shiffrin, in just her third race back from an injury that kept her off the slopes for two months, was in third place after the first run but was 12th in the second run to finish 1.37 off the lead and just a blink off the bronze pace.—
Zack Pierce,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicity. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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