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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Some parents call his rhetoric alarmist, and other researchers argue that his evidence isn’t strong enough to draw social media as the correlation behind the youth mental health epidemic. Rachel Hale, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 Another 5,200 were killed during the youth/Liberty hunt and 3,400 during the early antlerless firearm season. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Sales of beer have dropped year-over-year, and Pew Research and other reports have shown that the youth movement away from alcohol has rippled out to all age groups. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025 The mayor said that includes deploying SWAT units Downtown, pushing the youth curfew even earlier and rerouting buses from Government Square. David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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