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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He also is charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, a misdemeanor.
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Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Tahj Hutchinson, 26, faced sentencing in Hartford Superior Court after previously pleading guilty to charges of first-degree manslaughter, tampering with evidence and risk of injury to a minor in connection with the death of 30-year-old Jessica Edwards, according to Judicial Branch records.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Nov. 2024
The demands are part of a yearslong effort by Paxton, Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP to eliminate transgender health care for minors in Texas.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Oct. 2024
The teenager was also arrested for being a minor in possession of a firearm.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Tahj Hutchinson, 26, faced sentencing in Hartford Superior Court after previously pleading guilty to charges of first-degree manslaughter, tampering with evidence and risk of injury to a minor in connection with the death of 30-year-old Jessica Edwards, according to Judicial Branch records.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Nov. 2024
The demands are part of a yearslong effort by Paxton, Gov. Greg Abbott and the state GOP to eliminate transgender health care for minors in Texas.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Oct. 2024
The teenager was also arrested for being a minor in possession of a firearm.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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