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Recent Examples of ethnicity
All of the candidates in those districts are Latino, but no Latino candidates are running in the two districts that don’t have a majority race or ethnicity.
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Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Aggregated or not, race and ethnicity are always simple representations of broader social and cultural factors that affect health.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Freshman enrollment declined for all races and ethnicities.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Even after the Supreme Court ban on affirmative action, many colleges continued to ask students to self-report their race or ethnicity on their applications for other reasons apart from the admissions process.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Aggregated or not, race and ethnicity are always simple representations of broader social and cultural factors that affect health.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Freshman enrollment declined for all races and ethnicities.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Even after the Supreme Court ban on affirmative action, many colleges continued to ask students to self-report their race or ethnicity on their applications for other reasons apart from the admissions process.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicity
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Yet in spite of his centrality to Mono-ha, Lee was also something of an outlier, occupying a position suspended between nationalities and artistic traditions.Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Volek said that for the first time, wealthy Americans are far and away the company’s largest client base, accounting for 20% of its business, or more than any other nationality.Robert Frank, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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The president of the Pacific Islands nation of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr., was returned for a second term after a national election held last week, a final tally by the Palau Election Commission showed Wednesday.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Only 463 chose to die because of a chronic condition, in a nation of 40 million.The Week, theweek, 10 Nov. 2024
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In the District 7 race, Kelly Miller leads Sarah K. Yang by 28 votes.Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The narrow Pennsylvania Senate race between Republican Dave McCormick and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey is headed to a recount.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicity. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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