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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With fast fashion the second-most polluting industry in the world, the trade show is in response to the rampant overconsumption, growing awareness among the youth looking to be better consumers and the secondhand market changing the way consumption can become investments.
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Fairchild Studio, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
Although the Swedish product was introduced in 2014, nicotine pouches have more recently gained popularity, particularly among the youth.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Other developments are designed to attract the youth and amateur sports crowd.
—Kristin Mueller, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Ultra-religious Tracy (Anna Camp) sees a burgeoning scourge infecting the youth.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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Fairchild Studio, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
Although the Swedish product was introduced in 2014, nicotine pouches have more recently gained popularity, particularly among the youth.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Other developments are designed to attract the youth and amateur sports crowd.
—Kristin Mueller, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Ultra-religious Tracy (Anna Camp) sees a burgeoning scourge infecting the youth.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2024.
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