teens

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In my late teens I carried “Monument Eternal” around with me in the same way my devout Christian friends would carry their pocket-size Bibles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The stepped-up security at Scientology buildings appeared to dissuade three teens who approached the building while a Times reporter observed a Hollywood location on Sunday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

She's been drinking a popular sugary corner shop drink that people in their teens and 20s have been getting their older relatives to try as a joke.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Adjust for those factors and the effective price/earnings ratio is lower, roughly in the high teens.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Southside had separated from my grandmother decades earlier, when my mother was in her teens.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama