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Kinser's remains, with a bullet hole in his skull, were discovered the following September in a sinkhole in the woods by two teenagers collecting firewood, per the Exoneration Registry.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025 -
As it has been reported, the trend spread out around the city within a few years, mostly through the agency of teenagers eager to have their tags known all around the city.—
Antonio Sergio Bessa,
Curbed,
20 Oct. 2025
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Usage rates in the teens aren’t going to cut it anymore.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Teen Lifeline’s 24/7 crisis line serves teens at 602-248-8336 for Maricopa County and 1-800-248-8336 statewide.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Keaton is survived by her two kids, daughter Dexter, 29, and son Duke, 25.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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McNicoll’s compassionate, immersive writing has wide appeal for preteen and teen readers, both those neurotypical and neurodivergent.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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Hailey Brown, 26, began watching YouTube as a preteen on her iPod Touch in Springfield, Missouri.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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New York seriously entertained creating a roster spot to add two of those veterans, even shopping around promising but raw youngster Pacôme Dadiet, according to league sources.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Watch Williams have some weird interactions with youngsters as Olson here.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, 12 adults and two juveniles were arrested by the LAPD for failing to comply with dispersal orders, CBS Los Angeles reported.—
Madeline Armstrong,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department said in a social media post that of the 11 people taken to the hospital, nine were juveniles, including the infant.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
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The streamer does have hits in the tween and teen space, including movie juggernaut KPop Demon Hunters and ongoing series XO, Kitty, produced by Paramount TV Studios, Geek Girl, My Life With the Walter Boys and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Marla Schaefer and her sister — their father founded the firm — had the pulse on that tween customer.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Visit between mid-December to mid-January to see penguin chicks.—
Ashton Palmer,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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This chick has helicopters landing her on set.—
Jeff Pearlman,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Preteen-ager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen-ager. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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