archaic
: misery, affliction
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With the arrogance of privilege, the teens slip out onto the streets, and Kyle is kidnapped.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Four local teens are the recipients of college scholarships through the Kane County 4-H Foundation.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Two Wisconsin beaches made a New York Times list of blissful getaways.
More than 850 teens applied for Milwaukee summer jobs program and couldn't get placed.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Authorities said the teens tried to carjack Coristine and a woman identified as his significant other.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With the arrogance of privilege, the teens slip out onto the streets, and Kyle is kidnapped.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Four local teens are the recipients of college scholarships through the Kane County 4-H Foundation.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Two Wisconsin beaches made a New York Times list of blissful getaways.
More than 850 teens applied for Milwaukee summer jobs program and couldn't get placed.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teen. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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