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junior

[joon-yer] / ˈdʒun jər /


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I had had a terrible junior year, and I was looking to make new mistakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Diaz says she is still hiring junior associates, in part to review Codex output.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

It started on the ski slopes, where he was so good he later became a giant slalom runner-up in the junior national championships.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

At 27, he became parliament’s youngest MP when he was elected in Tottenham in 2000 before becoming a junior minister under Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

“Not when she was really young, like Fred did. We had a good science teacher in junior high. That might have been the turning point.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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