minor in
verb
minored in; minoring in; minors in
US
: to have (a specified second subject of study) in addition to a main subject
In college, she majored in chemistry and minored in biology.
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Last month, the Connecticut General Law Committee introduced Senate Bill 227 into the General Assembly, which would ban the sale of over-the-counter diet pills or weight loss and building supplements to minors in the state.
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Jad Abdel Nour, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Tollinche has a prior unsealed arrest for allegedly raping a minor in 2025, according to records.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Haslach also admitted to surreptitiously taking a photo of a minor in a swimsuit by positioning his cellphone under a classroom desk.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Among them was Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, which entirely terminated all its gender affirming services for minors in July and remains the only major California institution to have done so.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jad Abdel Nour, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Tollinche has a prior unsealed arrest for allegedly raping a minor in 2025, according to records.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Haslach also admitted to surreptitiously taking a photo of a minor in a swimsuit by positioning his cellphone under a classroom desk.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Among them was Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, which entirely terminated all its gender affirming services for minors in July and remains the only major California institution to have done so.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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