minor in

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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Five men and one juvenile were arrested as part of a months-long human trafficking investigation involving minors in Stanislaus County, law enforcement officials said Thursday. — Jessica Baltaxe, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 The Kern County District Attorney said that the 12-year-old is facing additional charges of two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and possession of a handgun by a minor in a charging sheet shared with PEOPLE. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Technical decisions that appear minor in consumer products often become mission-critical in public-facing infrastructure. — William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 And if Alito’s wife, Martha-Ann, minors in election conspiracies, Thomas’s wife, Ginni, majors in it, having explicitly urged lawmakers in two states to overturn Biden’s election. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 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 16 Aug. 2026.

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