as in boys
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
grandfather never tires of telling us about the days when he was just a tad
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Noun
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Two teenage boys who used artificial intelligence to create fake nude photos of their classmates at a tony private school in Pennsylvania received probation Wednesday after dozens of victims described the images’ traumatizing effect on them.—
Mark Scolforo,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Though their are limits to Ray’s concern for his boys, and by the end of the movie, their experiences don’t transform them as much as confirm their confidences and assumptions.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Grab the umbrella, dress the kids in rain gear, and leave extra drive time in the morning.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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This is a fantastic hands-on activity for young kids.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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According to attorneys, Coleman, his teammate, and two other teenagers were passing around a gun for fun when it was accidentally fired.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Some of those teenagers might not see their folks the rest of the day.—
Connor Letourneau,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Tads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tads. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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