as in boys
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
come over here, sonny, and help me clean up
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She’s spent most of her life in King’s Landing; raised young boys in King’s Landing.
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Eight people were injured, including four boys aged six to 14 years old.
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On Sundays, Kenyon opens the gates of his homestead to kids from Cherbourg, and anyone else who wants to ride bulls.
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Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
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Mumbai — Outside the aircraft hangar-sized venue, the crowd of Gen Z office workers and teenagers is thickening.
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Before Estes and the NAR, teenagers were making their own fuel for model rockets and the lack of regulation often led to severe injuries.
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“Sonnies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonnies. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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