the youth
noun
: the young people
The show sends a strong message to the youth of America.
The city's youth need strong role models.
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Cops on Monday night said he’d been deemed the victim of a homicide — but the youth’s mother said that was wrong.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
For Murthy, the urgency of the youth mental health crisis is dominant — and there’s enough evidence to act now.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 24 June 2024
Some of those students attended the camp and were part of the youth planning committee.
—Alecia Taylor, Miami Herald, 22 June 2024
The latest poll’s inclusion of third-party candidates, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West may also indicate how additional names on the ballot could splinter the youth vote in the fall.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 5 June 2024
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
For Murthy, the urgency of the youth mental health crisis is dominant — and there’s enough evidence to act now.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 24 June 2024
Some of those students attended the camp and were part of the youth planning committee.
—Alecia Taylor, Miami Herald, 22 June 2024
The latest poll’s inclusion of third-party candidates, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West may also indicate how additional names on the ballot could splinter the youth vote in the fall.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 5 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for the youth
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“The youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20youth. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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