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
Sean Neumann, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
At Eagle Rock, junior quarterback Liam Pasten has his team closing in on a Northern League title with 1,810 yards passing and 19 touchdowns.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
Even on the Sunday mornings after a late night around the fire, Gerlach would be the first one awake, happy for a new day, said Rylee Hibbs, a Corydon Central junior.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2024
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The 19-year-old was last season's Italian junior champion, according to Olympics.com.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
At Eagle Rock, junior quarterback Liam Pasten has his team closing in on a Northern League title with 1,810 yards passing and 19 touchdowns.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Corr, a junior, collected 12 saves and scored a full-court goal.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
Even on the Sunday mornings after a late night around the fire, Gerlach would be the first one awake, happy for a new day, said Rylee Hibbs, a Corydon Central junior.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Oct. 2024
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Consider implementing 360-degree assessments to gather insights from peers, subordinates and supervisors.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Not wanting to be the bad guy, Paul took all of on his subordinates’ undesirable chores, ultimately injuring himself in the process.Andy Swift, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
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Some bucks might wander 5 to 8 miles or more, while others move 2 miles or less.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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In an emergency stop, the Vanquish’s Brembo carbon ceramic brakes halt progress from 100 kph (62 mph) in less than 30 meters (98.4 feet), a common European benchmark for truly superlative braking.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Golden is a lawyer who has served as the first assistant in the Jefferson County Attorney's Office and as Louisville's Chief of Public Services.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Dakota worked on the opposite side of the camera as an art production assistant on the 2009 supernatural thriller Lost Soul.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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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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Step aside Disney princesses, vampires and minions – another Halloween costume may have joined the list of most popular getups for 2024: Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
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The MacGuffin that causes Knull’s generic, interstellar cockroach minions to hunt down Venom/Brock on Earth is a lifeforce-slash-tracking-device known as the Codex.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 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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Researchers trained rats to jog on a treadmill To scientifically measure that observation, researchers captured two dozen vampire bats from Belize and trained them to use a small treadmill typically used to measure the metabolic rates of rats.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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His priorities include veterans’ rights, advocating for small businesses, protecting the border and education, according to his campaign website. AD-64 includes a portion of Los Angeles County and La Habra in Orange County.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Junior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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