boy

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A couple have appeared in court after a 13-year-old boy died in a crash.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Dubois, who once pretended to be a boy named Colin so she could be allowed to box, also received a warm reception as she entered to "I'm Every Woman" by Whitney Houston.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

His mother, Sonia Gittens, took him to his pediatrician, who referred the boy to an eye doctor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

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

We needed rope and sent Lester as the smallest boy up the bell rope in the tower.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck