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The film wraps up in 2017, when Alberto, a young historian, unearths a family secret.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Some young protesters now see themselves as walking in the footsteps of the 2018 yellow-vest movement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
For weeks, hundreds of thousands of people, mostly young, have engaged in protests that have only increased in size and scope.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
You are young, and this isn’t a crushing amount of debt.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
In this wild scene, would anyone notice an ordinary-looking young man with a bad scar on his forehead holding an iron rod?
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Rincón’s aging father and younger sister were waiting for him at La Chinita International Airport near Maracaibo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
When his wife supported him, branding young Amy Acton a liar, both the girl and her younger brother were removed from Donna Arthur’s custody and raised by their biological father.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
For younger Americans navigating a difficult job market, expensive housing and student-loan debt can consume a substantial chunk of income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
His partner told Norfolk Coroner's Court how he had struggled with his father developing dementia and his younger sister's death in 2020.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
To them, a teenage girl walking with a younger child will be nothing.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
While in Houston, Talarico met with college students, some of the youngest voters in the US electorate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Don’t forget he was the youngest player in Real Madrid history to make his senior team debut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The youngest son brought the grandchildren and they came with a lot of noise, which Daniel loved.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
It is thought the 18-year-old will become the youngest captain in Lions history when he leads the side in three T20s against West Indies A in St Kitts and Nevis in November.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Mr. Griffiths only said someone who has changed history, and Malala definitely did. She was the youngest person to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize. And she’s from Pakistan.”
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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