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juvenile

[joo-vuh-nl, -nahyl] / ˈdʒu və nl, -ˌnaɪl /


NOUN
young person
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STRONGEST


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Guided by that principle, one of us helped launch an effort within Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services to examine its history, including its segregationist past.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Intrepido defeated Desert Gate and Plutarch last October at Santa Anita in the Grade 1 American Pharoah, but finished a disappointing fifth later that month in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

His most accomplished juveniles to date include Litmus Test, recent winner of the Los Alamitos Futurity; Brant, the Del Mar Futurity winner who was third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, and Desert Gate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

Juvenile moss did not survive strong UV exposure or extreme temperatures.

From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025

Sometime before his twenty-first, a Crown Victoria cage car would take him back to Alameda County Juvenile Hall, where he would be processed and then released.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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