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young

[yuhng] / jʌŋ /


NOUN
animate beings that are not mature
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STRONG


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At one point, the Sacramento River got so warm that most of the eggs and young fish died.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

"The fact this outbreak variant was able to spread to so many young people was due to the social environment, a place where lots of close social mixing takes place."

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

The cost of college has been fueling these concerns for years and the recent challenges that young college graduates are facing finding entry-level jobs in the AI era have only exacerbated them.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

Many young Taiwanese haven’t lived through decades of tensions with the mainland, and some embrace Chinese popular culture.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

So when this tall good-looking young man appeared with apprentice papers from a good firm in Berlin, Father hired him without hesitation.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Leslie called Kobe her younger brother during the ceremony and is happy to be close to him again.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

During the Obama years, the state was becoming younger, more concentrated around metropolitan areas, more diverse, and more white-collar.

From Slate Sep. 21, 2026

The younger man, who was 76, has reportedly been arrested.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

One strategy among younger buyers, the report said, “may have been to focus their house search in lower-income zip codes.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

“I’m glad you spoke up. I have a daughter a little younger than you. As a mother, I promise I won’t let anything happen to you. Okay?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

The club say it was anticipated Gabriel would become their youngest senior player by playing in Wednesday night's EFL Cup tie with Brighton.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Avelar’s youngest daughter has an eating disorder and is trying to gain weight.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Astronomers have confirmed the youngest known planet yet, a world less than 1 million years old that is still surrounded by the gas and dust from which it formed.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

He also became the youngest player to be named Manchester United’s academy player of the year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Bobby became the youngest member in the club’s history.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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