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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While the overall unemployment rate in 2024 was 11%, the youth unemployment rate stood significantly higher at 21%.
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Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Kirk emerged as one of the most pivotal figures in the conservative movement over recent years, co-founding the nonprofit Turning Point USA and becoming an ally to Trump after advocating to mobilize the youth vote for the GOP nominee.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Jones provided those services to the youth mentoring group for its annual conferences between 2019 and 2024 under a different audiovisual company, American Electronic Entertainment, 100 Black Men of America confirmed.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Karki has spent much of her career within the very establishment the youth are protesting against, yet her reputation as a fearless and incorruptible jurist has appealed to many young people in the country of 30 million.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Kirk emerged as one of the most pivotal figures in the conservative movement over recent years, co-founding the nonprofit Turning Point USA and becoming an ally to Trump after advocating to mobilize the youth vote for the GOP nominee.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Jones provided those services to the youth mentoring group for its annual conferences between 2019 and 2024 under a different audiovisual company, American Electronic Entertainment, 100 Black Men of America confirmed.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Karki has spent much of her career within the very establishment the youth are protesting against, yet her reputation as a fearless and incorruptible jurist has appealed to many young people in the country of 30 million.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“The youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20youth. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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