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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
the short stories of the novelist's nonage have only recently been discovered by scholars
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as in adolescence
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
the indiscretions of his long-ago nonage have come back to haunt him now that he's a serious presidential contender
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Low reimbursement rates reflect the broader issue: lack of public funding for early childhood, according to Anna Powell, who studies the industry at the University of California Berkeley’s Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Sami Tamimi was born and raised in Jerusalem and immersed in food since childhood.—
Sami Tamimi
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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The smiling faces of children exploring the wonders of nature and adolescence filled most of my SD cards.—
Lex Goldstein,
Allure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Clune writes of adolescence with specificity—there’s the annoying younger kid who wants to sit with Nick on the bus, the windows on the bus that open exactly two inches, the hallucinatory anticipation of a blue-raspberry slushie at 7-Eleven.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
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Directed by Rudy Valdez (The Sentence, Breakaway), the documentary goes behind the scenes of one of America’s most iconic youth sporting events, taking viewers to Williamsport, the unassuming town in rural Pennsylvania that’s hosted the tournament for nearly 80 years.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Upcoming projects from Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios include Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024, an ESPN documentary to bow Aug. 12 and centered on the iconic American youth sporting event.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Nonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonage. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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