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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Analysts say the youth movement that fueled the uprising is now poised to shape the outcome of the election, as first-time voters demand accountability.
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ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
The success also provided Fowler opportunities to give back to his fans and to the youth back near his childhood home in Murrieta, California.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
The missing decade During the senior team’s missing decade, the youth teams flourished.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 3 Mar. 2026
After threatening to sever ties with Scouting America and kick the youth group off military bases worldwide, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday gave a six-month reprieve to the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America.
—Graham Smith, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
The success also provided Fowler opportunities to give back to his fans and to the youth back near his childhood home in Murrieta, California.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
The missing decade During the senior team’s missing decade, the youth teams flourished.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 3 Mar. 2026
After threatening to sever ties with Scouting America and kick the youth group off military bases worldwide, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday gave a six-month reprieve to the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America.
—Graham Smith, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
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 Mar. 2026.
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