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boy

[boi] / bɔɪ /


NOUN
young man
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In post-match father-son debriefs, Allan's dad had no problem letting his boy know he had underperformed.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Spielberg turned one of science fiction’s grandest ideas — first contact with alien life — into the story of a boy and his weird little space-faring goblin best friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In this sense, though, that teenage boy never grew up.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Even taking a boy to chemotherapy sessions may, as the story suggests, spark envy and resentment in the brother who gets left at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Wes is dressed exactly like the boy in my Flash: black jacket with Black Alliance logo, Apple Watch, and red sneakers.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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