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As the game entered stoppage time, the algorithm was on course for a rare correct scoreline, but then Wolves teenager Tom Edozie struck and Arsenal substitute Riccardo Calafiori could only divert the ball into the net, blowing the title race wide open.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026 -
In the 2010s, the Daily Mail published an archive photo Giuffre took with Andrew and his longtime associate, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, as a teenager.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Arrest followed search warrant at a home near Salton City where teen was last seen.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Lanier argued the filters could harm teens’ perceptions of themselves, saying experts consulted by Meta reached that same conclusion.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The kids couldn’t receive direct messages from non-followers and algorithms would be adjusted so they couldn’t be targeted by specific advertisements.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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School nutrition staff and vendors use the event to test new recipes and get feedback from the very kids who will be eating them.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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As a preteen, Penelope met people online through the gaming site Roblox, which Sokolowski sought to monitor.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The man set to become one of the world’s youngest artificial intelligence billionaires started his entrepreneurial journey as a bored preteen living in Los Angeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Featuring a slide, oversized graphics and places for the coat and shoes of youngsters, the glassed-in two-level play space at Brown’s restaurant will be among the largest of Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Indianapolis area.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Giants’ 3-4-5 in the rotation is Mahle, Houser, and a youngster — probably Landen Roupp.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Investigators said a majority of the juveniles were victimized over social media, including TikTok and Snapchat.—
Brittany Kubicko,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Bringing juveniles back into Mecklenburg County keeps young people closer to their families, support systems, and community resources, which matters for both accountability and rehabilitation.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Maybe your tween is now definitely a teen, and what worked in the past is not quite as effective today.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
9 Feb. 2026
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That transition is likely one of the reasons Welch spent the night surrounded by people eager to get a word in—though the rangy scribe was often seen looking over the heads of his hangers-on, trying to catch the eye of his tween nephew, who noted that this was his first-ever fashion show.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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Sedum, aloe vera, cactus varieties, echeveria, and hens and chicks are popular types of succulents with a range of different shapes, textures, colors, and sizes.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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The chicks quickly learned to do this.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Preteen-ager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen-ager. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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