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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The teenager was also arrested for being a minor in possession of a firearm.
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
While minor in the instant case, poor systems, policies, and claims adjudication processes can turn this mole hill into Mount Everest (but with legal vs. physical peril).
—Jeff Gorke, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The 16-year-old was also arrested for being a minor in possession of a firearm.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
Texas’ attorney general sued a Dallas doctor, accusing her of providing hormone replacement therapy to minors in violation of state law.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
While minor in the instant case, poor systems, policies, and claims adjudication processes can turn this mole hill into Mount Everest (but with legal vs. physical peril).
—Jeff Gorke, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The 16-year-old was also arrested for being a minor in possession of a firearm.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
Texas’ attorney general sued a Dallas doctor, accusing her of providing hormone replacement therapy to minors in violation of state law.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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