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a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a medical study that followed juveniles through adolescence and into adulthood
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Recent Examples of juveniles
Authorities in South Fulton are investigating a shooting near the 4200 block of Fortune Point that has left two juveniles dead.
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CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Podgorski said the juveniles who were arrested, ages 15 and 16, each face charges of first-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, stealing a firearm and conspiracy to steal a firearm.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
In total, two juveniles were arrested and two firearms recovered.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Females and juveniles lack the black head and have more muted shades of brown and orange.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Report 21-16254-OF involves juveniles.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
At least three suspects who were juveniles at the time of the incident were arrested for their role.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Since the start of 2023, 19 of those victims have been juveniles.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
Multiple juveniles were playing loud music and yelling profanities.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Podgorski said the juveniles who were arrested, ages 15 and 16, each face charges of first-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, stealing a firearm and conspiracy to steal a firearm.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
In total, two juveniles were arrested and two firearms recovered.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Females and juveniles lack the black head and have more muted shades of brown and orange.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Report 21-16254-OF involves juveniles.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
At least three suspects who were juveniles at the time of the incident were arrested for their role.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Since the start of 2023, 19 of those victims have been juveniles.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
Multiple juveniles were playing loud music and yelling profanities.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juveniles
Noun
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In mere hours, central Madrid’s historic coffee spot, Café Comercial, will be thronged with content creators, micro-influencers and ‘cool kids’ attending the first in a rolling series of YSL Beauty activations, each envisioned as a block party.—
Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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The kids naturally played hoops, too.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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The building had served for decades as the site of intake operations for single men and families without children, and, in addition to assigning people to shelters around the city, Bellevue itself also offered hundreds of beds.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Even outside of traditional television, the reality TV model has made millionaires of even more toxic matriarchs such as Ruby Framke, who amassed over 2 million YouTube subscribers by pimping out her children for clicks while criminally abusing them in secret.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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One reason intervention and prevention is a challenge is that concerning behaviors demonstrated by youths are becoming more complex, often influenced by digital subcultures, Kilpin said.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Doubling down on detention Despite its limited capacity, the Allegheny County Highland Detention Center dashboard shows 220 youths were detained at Highland in 2025.—
Jeffrey Shook,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Juveniles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juveniles. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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