adolescent

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The charity has a No Plan B for MenB campaign, aiming to introduce an adolescent booster by 2030 and make the vaccine more affordable on the high street.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

A humiliating incident in a pool surrounded by her repulsed classmates echoes an iconic scene from “Carrie,” with Ducournau crafting an analogy for traumatic adolescent rites of passage like menstruation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"Cumulative trauma, cumulative adverse experiences and ongoing instability and unpredictability certainly put these children at higher risk... of developing psychiatric disorders and negative mental health outcomes," Evelyne Baroud, a child and adolescent psychiatrist told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

In any case, a person with the psychology of a malignant adolescent is unlikely to think very far past the conviction that wielding awesome powers of destruction is cool.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

They told Mole that Sam was a young adolescent, nonviolent, and that he liked wild foods.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George