as in subordinates
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 juniors
The camp is open to rising high school juniors and seniors, and most of the attendees were from Lake and Porter counties.
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Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Youth on Course is going off-course for its next play-time opportunity for juniors, partnering with Topgolf to provide access to hitting bays for just $5 this summer.
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Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Yes, college players would be eligible to be drafted one year earlier, as sophomores instead of as juniors.
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Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Last year, more than 2 million juniors and seniors took the exam, a two-and-a-half hour ordeal consisting of 44 questions in the math section and 54 in the reading-and-writing section.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Among them is a group of 81 juniors and seniors from Broward County schools.
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Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Instead, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools gave rising juniors the opportunity to choose between remaining at their old school or switching to Ballantyne Ridge.
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Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
Only juniors can play under the Russian flag.
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CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Per data from the 2024-25 school year, only slightly more than 30% of high school juniors across the state were meeting or exceeding the standard for math.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Youth on Course is going off-course for its next play-time opportunity for juniors, partnering with Topgolf to provide access to hitting bays for just $5 this summer.
—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Yes, college players would be eligible to be drafted one year earlier, as sophomores instead of as juniors.
—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Last year, more than 2 million juniors and seniors took the exam, a two-and-a-half hour ordeal consisting of 44 questions in the math section and 54 in the reading-and-writing section.
—
The Week Us,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Among them is a group of 81 juniors and seniors from Broward County schools.
—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Instead, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools gave rising juniors the opportunity to choose between remaining at their old school or switching to Ballantyne Ridge.
—
Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
Only juniors can play under the Russian flag.
—
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
Per data from the 2024-25 school year, only slightly more than 30% of high school juniors across the state were meeting or exceeding the standard for math.
—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juniors
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In theory, a ceasefire would see the central government reassert more direct control of their subordinates, although concerns about assassinations might discourage them for rebuilding their electronic command and control systems, making that more difficult.
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Another maintenance officer months later reported Brady to the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission for having subordinates perform work at his private residence.
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For example, a group of minions might be pretending to fight a group of Vikings on a movie set, or enough alien spaceships to fill the entire screen appear and shoot their lasers at once.
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And minions have taken over Wendy’s frosty machines with a new banana flavor.
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France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival gets underway this weekend with Illumination’s Minions & Monsters, the latest movie devoted to the mischievous army of yellow underlings first introduced in 2010 breakout Despicable Me.
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But the occupant of the Oval Office doesn’t want his underlings engaging in self-promotion and vindictive lawsuits.
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And so does Jesse — particularly the latest installment, which sees the iconic henchmen find themselves as accidental stars in 1920s Hollywood.
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Now, Lilith must team up with Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) to fight biker trolls, outrun evil henchmen, and escape the Screaming Woods on an epic quest to save the kingdom, but most importantly, their relationship.
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Others newly added to the professional list include degrees for physical therapy, athletic training, speech-language pathology, physician associates and anesthesiologist assistants.
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Calderón, a big, bald man wearing a gold chain and cross-shaped earrings, sat off to the side, amid an entourage of muscular assistants in polo shirts, poking at his phone.
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That comes to the Philippines in the form of war, as well as through the invocation, or establishment, of American-style modes of government and education that place Filipinos along this racial hierarchy, identifying them as these inferiors that need to be taught how to govern themselves.
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