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
In the United States, the question of property rights has never been simple, shaped by colonial legacies, racial dispossession, and the relentless push to commodify land.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 July 2025
The first six months of citations reflect racial disparities — an issue that lawmakers were concerned about when the bill was debated at the Capitol.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 25 July 2025
Alec Johnson follows up on the charter school opening in Waukesha County this fall focused on LGBTQ+ inclusivity and racial equity.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Puerto Rican, Colombian and other artists from diverse cultural and racial backgrounds continue to nurture and reinvent bachata.
—Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 July 2025
The first six months of citations reflect racial disparities — an issue that lawmakers were concerned about when the bill was debated at the Capitol.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 25 July 2025
Alec Johnson follows up on the charter school opening in Waukesha County this fall focused on LGBTQ+ inclusivity and racial equity.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Puerto Rican, Colombian and other artists from diverse cultural and racial backgrounds continue to nurture and reinvent bachata.
—Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for racial
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The event — which features global cuisine, music, dance, artisan crafts, storytelling and cultural demonstrations from more than 60 nations and ethnic communities — will take place April 10 and 11 at RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
31 July 2025
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Guarding against the deeply racist attitudes of the day, my relatives of mixed ethnic heritage started a family rumor that their darker skin tone must have come from a Native American ancestor.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
31 July 2025
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Defined by the United Nations as acts committed with intent to destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, its use by a sitting member of Congress—particularly a Republican—marks a rare challenge to the dominant U.S. narrative on the war in Gaza.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 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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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racial. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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