archaic
: misery, affliction
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Dan Heching, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
The teen was immediately taken to the hospital in critical condition.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
If he were convicted in a juvenile court, the teen could be held only until age 25, prosecutors said.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Authorities late Thursday recaptured a teen who left a youth lockup in Dermott earlier in the evening, a Friday news release from the Arkansas Department of Human Services states.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Beginnings Also trained on the violin and trumpet, Lesh eventually earned second chair in California’s Oakland Symphony Orchestra while still a teen.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
The teen was immediately taken to the hospital in critical condition.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
If he were convicted in a juvenile court, the teen could be held only until age 25, prosecutors said.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Authorities late Thursday recaptured a teen who left a youth lockup in Dermott earlier in the evening, a Friday news release from the Arkansas Department of Human Services states.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teen. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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