boy

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Defa Press, which is affiliated with Iran’s Defense Ministry, published a recruitment poster featuring a teenage boy and a veiled girl, both smiling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The festival’s name is a cheeky play on Harry Potter’s nickname, “the boy who lived,” given to the character upon surviving a death curse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The clip is worth watching, and not just to marvel yet again at Vance’s ability to make idiotic statements in the self-assured tone of the smartest boy in the room.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

The court heard the boy had been "shocked" after his grandfather warned him he could end up in prison if he did not change his behaviour.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

He tried to be practical: to be a man instead of a boy.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver