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teenager

[teen-ey-jer] / ˈtinˌeɪ dʒər /
NOUN
adolescent
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STRONGEST


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Last fall in Baltimore County, Maryland, a detection system decided a teenager named Taki Allen was holding a firearm.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

The last surviving subject of King Edward VII, as a teenager she travelled to India in 1927 and began working as an au pair to a military family there.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Maddalyn Dailey was a typical teenager just starting her senior year in high school.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

I was able to scale successful businesses as a teenager, negotiate my way through free college, and build a personal net worth of over $20 million all before turning 23.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Sitting at the chess table, the professor and the teenager created an almost comic tableau.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

At a local pool she joined a group of teenagers and received her lifeguard certification.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Considered alongside its stars’ tragically brief lives, “Ice Princess” conveys the critical need to give teenagers both stalwart encouragement and the tools to speak up when they need help.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

A smile is missing, which comes as no surprise because he’s being asked to talk about a tragedy that few teenagers could overcome, let alone discuss.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

When Manchester City paid £12.5m to sign Jeremy Monga from Leicester City last month, they were not alone in wanting one of English football's most highly rated teenagers.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Those two lovesick teenagers can make a whole room gag.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson




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