as in teenager
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Noun
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That song is about Nex Benedict, who is the nonbinary teenager who died.—
Julie Seabaugh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025 -
But as one of the world’s fastest teenagers, he’s used to keeping up with this kind of whirlwind pace.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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He’s lived his life in the public eye since his teen years.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
4 Feb. 2025
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Based on research conducted by Dove and Nike, nearly half of teen girls who quit sports do so because they were told their body isn’t right for it.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
4 Feb. 2025
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When small family dairy farms were numerous and dotted the countryside, and kids would play summer baseball without adults coaching.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The online network, which authorities claim promotes extremist ideology and coerces kids into hurting themselves is shocking in its details, though experts say crimes of this nature are growing.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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The black-and-white snap showed the preteen sitting next to a keyboard.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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In addition to holding a vigil on Saturday, neighbors are showing their love and support after the preteen's death by lighting candles for eleven consecutive days, per WROC-TV.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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Studiocanal has unveiled first images for French director Gilles de Maistre’s upcoming feature The Desert Child retelling the true story of a youngster raised by ostriches in the Sahara, ahead of launching the movie at the EFM.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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The teen was one of two youngsters busted in connection with the Jan. 25 subway hijacking.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Five juveniles on e-bikes were riding around the parking lot and almost hit a pedestrian.—
Isha Trivedi,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some Bills fans even started raising money toward a charity for juveniles with diabetes that Andrews supports.—
Sam Cohn,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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Teens and tweens get their own snazzy club lounges (called Vibe for teens and Edge for tweens), and babysitting is available in a nursery for babies and toddlers ages 6 months to 3 years, for a fee.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2025
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Combined with the concurrent furor over tween girls asking their parents for anti-aging products and 10-year-olds taking over Sephora, there’s a general sense that kids today are freaking out about wrinkles and retinol way more than anyone else was at their age.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
10 Jan. 2025
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The foundation provides scholarships, educational assistance, and athletic guidance to children, adolescents, and young adults striving for positive advancement, according to its website.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Pitts brood, including adolescents and youngest daughter Onjel, then 2, the same age as Dolen son Sean, moved into Chris and John Dolen’s three bedroom home for about six weeks, Pitts’ wife Marilyn recalls.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Preteen-ager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen-ager. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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