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The investigation began when detectives with the Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit served a search warrant in Bakersfield based on a tip about a person who was in possession and used obscene material involving an underage girl, authorities announced in a news release on Tuesday.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
The teen, who has not been publicly named because of state laws that shield the identity of underage criminal suspects, was arrested May 20 along with his family, who were also living in the United States illegally, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
The officers outside Williams & Graham turned out to be Denver Police officers conducting routine underage drinking enforcement rather than immigration agents, bar co-owner Saydee Canada told The Denver Post in an e-mail.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Other legal concerns include the regulation of sales across state lines when each state controls its own lottery games, sales to underage players, ticket buying syndicates and other issues.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
The teen, who has not been publicly named because of state laws that shield the identity of underage criminal suspects, was arrested May 20 along with his family, who were also living in the United States illegally, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
The officers outside Williams & Graham turned out to be Denver Police officers conducting routine underage drinking enforcement rather than immigration agents, bar co-owner Saydee Canada told The Denver Post in an e-mail.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
Other legal concerns include the regulation of sales across state lines when each state controls its own lottery games, sales to underage players, ticket buying syndicates and other issues.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
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Starting today, Sotheby’s will be auctioning off the signature sweater vest worn in the film by Matthew Broderick, who starred as the teenage slacker Ferris.—
Ryan P. C. Trimble,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Gentry plays Ginny, Georgia's intelligent teenage daughter who grapples with her identity.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Toby Gilroy and Finn Elliott died during a storm after taking their boat to rescue Finn’s younger brother, Kieran Elliot, who was at the towering caves that border the bay.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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While riggers hung massive lights and construction workers assembled the stage on a grueling day before Tyler Childers‘ June 2024 concert at the United Center, three young locals showed up: Cheryl, Larry and Ted.—
Steve Knopper,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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One allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail, and three deputies were struck, causing minor injuries, the department said.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Per the Sheriff’s Office, the unidentified suspect broke in and assaulted a resident living in the home, who escaped after suffering a minor injury.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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The latest entry in the long-running Onimusha series takes us to a corrupted Kyoto with youthful Toshiro Mifune as our guide.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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For May 1966’s expansive Pet Sounds, Wilson and lyricist Tony Asher created a song cycle documenting a passage from youthful innocence to mournful adulthood that the composer contrasted with delicately sophisticated yet openhearted orchestrations.—
Barry Walters,
Billboard,
11 June 2025
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Nothing rings more true than the trope of the restless adolescent.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Dilly Dally, an adolescent loggerhead, first arrived at the LMC back in January after being attacked by a predator.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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Eli Mintz, a Yiddish-theatre star, played Uncle David with a high, wheedling voice, his hands a blur of gesticulation, and the Goldberg children were portrayed by Gentile actors, including the endearing Arlene (Fuzzy) McQuade as the preteen Rosalie, a studious girl with a sleek bob.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The Disney+ original movie Out of My Mind, based on the novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper, follows preteen Melody Brooks (Phoebe-Rae Taylor), a girl with cerebral palsy.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
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From working in the kitchen at juvenile detention to enrolling in culinary school between prison stints, Carter knew his passion could become his purpose.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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Bean, 84, has been superintendent of the juvenile detention center since 1972.—
Paige Pfleger,
ProPublica,
2 June 2025
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Manipulative or emotionally immature individuals end up exploiting this belief with ease.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Nikki, who can be messy and loud and immature, doesn’t always handle that intensity with grace.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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