as in teenager
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Noun
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Video obtained by The Charlotte Observer showed jail staff speeding through supervision rounds before Dwight Weller, a man working in the jail, saw the teenager hanging and jolted back.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025 -
His 11 Premier League goals that calendar year were the most by a teenager since Wayne Rooney in 2005, including a hat-trick over Newcastle United that September.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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This opens up dialogue rather than making teens defensive, says Dr. Khan.—
Mia Taylor,
Parents,
23 Jan. 2025
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The freezing temperatures will move eastward, reaching major cities like Philadelphia, where daytime highs will reach only the upper teens.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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But then, footage from her own surveillance cameras shows the kids deliberately taunting her, shaking their butts in her direction.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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Gomes da Silva had spotted Cassiano in the neighborhood square surrounded by a group of kids.—
Jill Langlois,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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One dose of a different formulation of the shot, the Tdap vaccine, is also recommended for preteens between 11 and 12 and for adults every 10 years.—
Randi Richardson,
NBC News,
23 Dec. 2024
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The in-person training program will focus mainly on preteens and teenagers but can be tailored to younger children, as well as staff and parents, officials said in a news release.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Nov. 2024
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The youngster had been the latest absentee in Arsenal’s defence, with Saliba, White and Takehiro Tomiyasu sidelined.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The youngster suffered minor injuries to his head, back and arm, but refused medical attention, his mother said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Two people, one a juvenile, have been charged in the October 2023 shooting death of a Round Lake teenager, authorities said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Emergency crews responded to reports of the crash in the 600 block of Main Street just before 4 p.m. involving a juvenile who was hit while crossing the street, according to Capt. Joseph M. Murgo of the East Haven Police Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
15 Jan. 2025
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Disneyland and Walt Disney World’s websites describe the ride’s audience as kids, tweens, teens and adults.—
Eve Chen,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Related article The skin care craze has hit tweens.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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Research published in 2014 in the Journal of Adolescence highlights that adolescents who are high in rejection sensitivity are more likely to perceive their romantic partners as being conflictual, even when the interactions are neutral or non-hostile.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nicotine, the primary chemical in cigarettes, is highly addictive, and the developing minds of adolescents may be especially vulnerable.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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