as in smaller
having not so great importance or rank as another
junior advisers to the governor
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as in subordinate
one who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another
she's his junior in the company
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Recent Examples of junior
John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
That rule has been lifted, resulting in a shift of junior talent across North America.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Tovia Smith, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
Payne also had a couple weeks off as a junior because doctors went back in and removed several screws from the original surgery that gave him discomfort.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Newbury Park junior quarterback Brady Smigiel was named Cal-Hi’s Mr. Football.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
That rule has been lifted, resulting in a shift of junior talent across North America.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
Cornell University junior Amanda Silberstein says she has been physically assaulted and harassed online and in person, and feels unsafe on campus.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
Payne also had a couple weeks off as a junior because doctors went back in and removed several screws from the original surgery that gave him discomfort.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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These are directives issued by a president to subordinates in the executive branch, instructing them to undertake some activity or restricting them from doing so.—
Charlie Savage,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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While the Supreme Court ruled in a very broad decision last term that the President has absolute immunity for official actions, that ruling does not apply to his subordinates throughout the executive branch.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In the policy, a drone is commonly referred to as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) less than 55 pounds.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The regrettable fact is that thanks to Trump, Milley may have less to worry about from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards than from some fanatic who takes the removal of his security detail as an invitation to kill him.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Once an applicant applies through Chipotle’s digital system, Boatwright continued, the AI assistant asks them initial questions and schedules an interview with the general manager.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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With the update, Apple Intelligence is now enabled by default in the macOS setup assistant—users who don't want to use the tools will need to disable them, but users who want to use them won't need to go through the process of setting them up.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.—
Staff Writer
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2023
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The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.—
Nicole Goodkind,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2023
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Musk’s minions were also granted access to the entire Treasury Department payment system and have proceeded to block payments to select federal contractors.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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The news comes as Musk’s minions take over the US Office of Personnel Management, which acts as a human resources department for the federal workforce.—
Zoë Schiffer,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2024
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
Adjective
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Negative thinking focuses all our thoughts and energy inward which in turn creates a small and narrow focus.—
Sandy Thibault,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The pig’s mouth revealed its ordinary sharp, tusk-like canines saddled up beside smaller, slightly more human-looking teeth nubs.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Junior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junior. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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