ethnically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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“It’s more complicated ethnically, civically and historically,” so a protracted war there “is not going to be like Iraq — it’s going to be 10 times worse,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
These choices reshaped U.S. demographics and institutions, with the current Congress “the most racially and ethnically diverse in history,” according to the Pew Research Center.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026
More than 40% of the Lloyd’s market workforce is now women, and 14% ethnically diverse, the latest data show.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Yet immigration from Europe continued, and the country became even more ethnically diverse and further from being a traditional nation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
I understand that when it comes to campus diversity, the ideal would be to achieve something resembling what’s often shown on college brochures—smiling students working and socializing in neat, ethnically blended groups.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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