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Noun
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For a lonely teenager in a rural town, a young person exploring their identity, a migrant child keeping culture and family within reach or a neurodivergent child who finds the school corridor or the playground.—
Belonging Forum,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026 -
On June 12, the stylish teenager joined her family in attending her father David Beckham's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
12 June 2026
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Police did not name the victim but the Central Park Conservancy, a nonprofit that operates the park, identified the teen as Romanch Mahajan.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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As of early Wednesday morning, the teen was in stable condition, and two of the three adults had injuries police believed to be not life-threatening.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Take a bunch of kids who’ve never been out of East Tennessee.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Your support will help ease the financial burden and give Pam and her kids a sense of hope and security.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The preteen's family showed their support for her new music on Instagram at the time, including her uncle Rob Kardashian, aunt Khloé Kardashian and grandmother Kris Jenner.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Many royal expert suspect that the preteen will follow in the footsteps of his father and his uncle Prince Harry by enrolling at Eton College.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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That youngster had not traveled before getting infected.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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When a father in an England jersey led his young sons toward the concourse, one lingered behind long enough to see Croatia’s Martin Baturina score in the 36th minute, after which the youngster registered his disgust.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
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Three adults, as well as three juveniles, faced multiple criminal charges in the shooting.—
Ben Wheeler
June 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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The teen received an adult designation, which allows the judge to sentence the teen as a juvenile or an adult, or to allow rehabilitation before implementing an adult sentence.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The tween—whom Wilde shares with ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis—looked just like her mom with a similar bronde hair color and a knee-length eyelet lace white summer dress.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
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Barely a tween at the time, the American Horror Story actress wore cropped camo-print pants, a black tank top and a purse made out of tires to the 2001 red carpet for her film Blow.—
Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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The San Francisco Zoo recently welcomed three Magellanic penguin chicks, the first successful hatching of these South American birds at the zoo in three years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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It’s also made of eco-friendly bamboo and predator-proof to keep your birds safe until every chick is ready to take their first flight.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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“Preteen-ager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen-ager. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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