juvenile
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The study reported that larvae extraction could reduce agave populations by up to 57 percent, with juvenile plants especially affected because they are often harvested for larvae even though they are important for population persistence.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
Another sighting and shark rescue occurred in April when a fisherman in Hermosa Beach freed a juvenile great white shark caught on a fishing line.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Senate conducted multiple hearings about juvenile delinquency that often blamed TV westerns and crime shows for increased violence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Many of those that turned up in the bay are adult and juvenile males that are heading to the Arctic.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
In another signature case of juvenile prosecution, George Stinney, a fourteen-year-old black boy, was executed by the State of South Carolina on June 16, 1944.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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