as in ethnic
of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture
a survey that included an optional question regarding racial identity, age, and other personal information
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Recent Examples of racial
The racial makeup of the mayor’s office staff is 34% Black, 24% Hispanic, 30% white and 7% Asian, according to data a mayoral spokesperson provided to the media.
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 28 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
The Supreme Court’s 1978 Bakke decision invalidated racial quotas at the University of California, but held that affirmative action was constitutional, and experts have long since acknowledged that racial diversity fosters a wider range of viewpoints.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
In 1971, the IRS formalized the policy of denying tax-exempt status to private schools that practiced racial discrimination, setting the stage to send the matter to the Supreme Court.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 28 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
The Supreme Court’s 1978 Bakke decision invalidated racial quotas at the University of California, but held that affirmative action was constitutional, and experts have long since acknowledged that racial diversity fosters a wider range of viewpoints.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
In 1971, the IRS formalized the policy of denying tax-exempt status to private schools that practiced racial discrimination, setting the stage to send the matter to the Supreme Court.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racial
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Men and boys have been targeted and slain on ethnic grounds.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Switching among points of view, the novel explores the impacts of financial strain, ethnic hierarchies, and class disparity, in addition to the secrets that bind the families of the teen-agers together.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2022
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Pippa Small Getty ImagesJeff Spicer/BFC Meghan's support for ethnical clothing labels naturally extends to her jewelry collection.—
Marina Liao,
Marie Claire,
2 Jan. 2019
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racial. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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