adolescent
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With the market for video games now expanded well beyond the stereotype of adolescent boys, the team behind the new game says this time they are focusing on Lara as a strong character.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
That part of the story appeals to the restless adolescent versions of ourselves that can’t wait to find our place in the world.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Nassem said removing uniforms from schools was not the way forward and has sympathy with teachers and schools who are trying to manage complex adolescent behaviour.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The reaction is swift, defensive and many times delivered with the vitriol of an adolescent facing the cosmic injustice of screen-time limits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Rosy and Gosling were pugnaciously assertive: their future course of action would be unaffected by their fifty-mile excursion into adolescent blather.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Estimates suggest 170 million children and adolescents worldwide are obese.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Colorectal cancer is, unfortunately, becoming more common in adolescents and young adults and represents a different disease than colorectal cancer diagnosed in older adults," said study author and pediatric surgery research fellow Erica Arnold, MD.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Shelter and counseling can offer a lifeline to those vulnerable adolescents.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
The kids, an afterthought, come off as genuine—muttering adolescents who are embarrassed to be looked at, much less talked to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Children shot by us, darted around us, little ones shrieking with excitement, adolescents slipping like shadows from door to door, hands over their mouths to keep laughter still.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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