archaic
: misery, affliction
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City News Service, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The incident management and incident response is primarily handled by the teens.
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An aunt identified the slain teen as Jayden Pierre.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Then, also a budding teen actor, Carter appeared on episodes of Lizzie McGuire and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
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The body was found days after what would have been the teen’s 15th birthday, although she is believed to have been dead possibly for weeks in the trunk of the car, which had been parked for several weeks in the Hollywood Hills before it was towed.
—City News Service, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The incident management and incident response is primarily handled by the teens.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
An aunt identified the slain teen as Jayden Pierre.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Then, also a budding teen actor, Carter appeared on episodes of Lizzie McGuire and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teen. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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