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Adjective
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There's no exact cause known for the rise in cancers among young people, according to experts, but researchers are trying to figure it out.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026 -
Meta, TikTok and Snap will be rated on their teen safety efforts amid rising concern about whether the world’s largest social media platforms are doing enough to protect the mental health of young people.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Detectives also have talked to Melinda's old friends, boyfriends and the teenage boy with whom she was caught.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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In her message, Previn blamed the teenage victim for the scandal.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Epstein later pleaded guilty to Florida state charges in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl, in exchange for avoiding federal criminal prosecution.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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But among the newsletters are correspondence between Musk, Epstein and Epstein’s friend Boris Nikolic between 2012 and 2015, years after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Aside from the three fatalities, four people were hospitalized including two men, both 35, who were in critical condition, and two other men, 37 and 38, who sustained minor injuries, according to the fire department.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Of the more than 70,000 people currently in immigration detention facilities, only about 25% of them have any kind of criminal conviction, which can include traffic violations and other minor offenses, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which tracks detention data.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Getting forced to play little league baseball is about as emo as youthful tribulations get.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
10 Feb. 2026
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Korinek is youthful and slender, with delicate wire-frame glasses and a faintly red beard.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The outreach has to happen prior to these type of juvenile antics.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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In October, a juvenile wolf from the Beyem Seyo pack in Sierra County was shot to death by a CDFW officer who mistook it for one of three adult animals that had been preying on cattle from local ranches.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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With a biting script by Tina Fey, the film fearlessly explores the dark side of the early aughts adolescent social scene.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Feb. 2026
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The teen recently spent a day at a major tech company that is working to shape the future of adolescent technology.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
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Americans, especially ones who were youngish and worked on computers, were toting green paper bags around coastal cities (and later, smaller towns and non-coastal cities) en masse.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Lions graduated several standout players from last season’s team, but Lions coach Erik Kirsch likes the potential of this season’s youngish group.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Ephebic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ephebic. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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