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someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
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Recent Examples of teens
Without more parental controls, the state could push for a ban on teens accessing ChatGPT.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Soon afterwards, Metz drove up and approached the teens' vehicle, and that's where the shooting happened.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Le Monde, Ouest France and the national Agence France-Presse reported that the two teens were taken into police custody Monday — a day after the boy was found dead on the banks of the Vilaine river in the northwestern city of Rennes, about four hours west of Paris.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Authorities said the teens met online, where they were radicalized by hate.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Soon afterwards, Metz drove up and approached the teens' vehicle, and that's where the shooting happened.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Le Monde, Ouest France and the national Agence France-Presse reported that the two teens were taken into police custody Monday — a day after the boy was found dead on the banks of the Vilaine river in the northwestern city of Rennes, about four hours west of Paris.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Authorities said the teens met online, where they were radicalized by hate.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teens
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On May 18, two armed teenagers entered the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing an armed security guard in a gun battle, then fatally shooting two men cornered in the parking lot, police said.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Sure, teenagers behaving badly in groups is hardly a new thing.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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School kids arrived on field trips and groups lined up for exhibitions, taking the escalators up past the abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s vibrant, 83-foot-tall vertical window.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The solution may involve options that aren’t their first choice, like a day or two in daycare per week, but are still healthy for the kids.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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Both youngsters, though, have bonded during their short time together.—
Mike Kaye
May 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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His desire to teach his youngsters future skills intensified after the loss of his wife of 17 years, Heather Stevens, who died from pneumonia in October 2024.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Officers detained two people identified as juveniles from the suspect vehicle, but no other details about them have been released.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The two juveniles inside the Hyundai were detained, Jimenez said.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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Today, some 100 youths take part in the year-round training sessions that take place four days a week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The programs are geared to homeless community members of all ages from youths to older adults and people who have been incarcerated.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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The couple has been married since 2016 and shares three children.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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For one, as University of British Columbia dean of the faculty of dentistry Mary MacDougall told New Scientist last year, the approach may only work in children, who still have plenty of dental epithelial cells, which play a foundational role in the development of teeth.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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