minor in

phrasal 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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With Biden’s signature, the legislation will create a federal work group on youth residential programs to create reporting standards and act as state guidelines to determine the best treatment and placement of distressed minors in rehabilitation and other facilities. Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024 The legislation creates a federal work group on youth residential programs to oversee the health, safety, care, treatment and placement of minors in rehab and other facilities. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024 Elsewhere in the building, Paris Hilton, visiting to promote a bill aimed at stopping the abuse of minors in residential treatment programs, walked around with a portable lighting device to use when taking photos. Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024 And already, numerous states ban such care for minors in the civilian realm, an issue currently being reviewed by the Supreme Court. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for minor in 

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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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