the youth
noun
: the young people
The show sends a strong message to the youth of America.
The city's youth need strong role models.
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Carner honors his hero by sampling a clip of Zephaniah speaking on the Brixton riots, but also the potential and hope of the youth to change things.
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
Indeed, analysis of the 2024 African Youth Survey – one of the most comprehensive continent-wide polls of people age 18 to 24 – and election results of that year show a clear lack of optimism among the youth.
—Richard Aidoo, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
But manager Bud Black must embrace the youth movement.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2025
Back in 2013, the then-Duchess of Cambridge wore a similarly small-brimmed, puffy style to join the youth organization for a volunteer training day.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
Indeed, analysis of the 2024 African Youth Survey – one of the most comprehensive continent-wide polls of people age 18 to 24 – and election results of that year show a clear lack of optimism among the youth.
—Richard Aidoo, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
But manager Bud Black must embrace the youth movement.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2025
Back in 2013, the then-Duchess of Cambridge wore a similarly small-brimmed, puffy style to join the youth organization for a volunteer training day.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the youth
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“The youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20youth. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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