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As the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a radical polygamist organization that is separate from the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jeffs became notorious for forcing members of the cult to wed, including those who were underage.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
In those affidavits, police wrote, screenshots of messages between Horner and the woman show that Horner was aware the victim was underage at the time.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
What went into the decision to obscure the identities of Sam’s underage victims without outright blurring their faces?
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
The records pulled back a curtain on favor-trading and frank communications in a chummy elite that looked past Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea to solicitating prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
In those affidavits, police wrote, screenshots of messages between Horner and the woman show that Horner was aware the victim was underage at the time.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
What went into the decision to obscure the identities of Sam’s underage victims without outright blurring their faces?
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
The records pulled back a curtain on favor-trading and frank communications in a chummy elite that looked past Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea to solicitating prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
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The teenage victim was shot in the chest inside the Nautilus Playground at Roy Wilkins Park near Baisley and Merrick Blvds.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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What was once a hobby during her teenage days at Vista Del Lago High School in Folsom became a serious career path.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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The virus is highly contagious and can infect nearly all young children, according to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID).—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Hochsteins share two young children together.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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There could be minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms, and urban and small stream flooding.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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There is at least some truth that social media use may cause a minor rise in dopamine levels, but not in a way that resembles drugs or qualifies as addiction.—
William Proctor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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His somber face contrasts sharply with the youthful smile of an earlier family picture from 1936.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The color palette for Denim Virals is more exuberant and youthful with lilac purples, high-visibility pink, limeade and orange.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Narrated by Josh Gad, Orangutan introduces us to Indah, an adolescent orangutan preparing to leave her family unit for the first time and venture into the wild.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2026
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Recently released from prison, coach Walt Mangian joins a local youth gym to help a ragtag team of adolescent boxers aspiring to a national championship.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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People packed into cars with their aging relatives and their preteen children.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The research team found the highest PFAS concentrations when participants were age 3, which were associated with higher bone density at age 12, Buckley said — contrasting with the finding of lower adolescent bone density when the children had high PFAS levels closer to the preteen years.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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The driver and a juvenile boy were both taken to the hospital with unknown injuries, according to the release.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Leatherman ran toward two juvenile bystanders while Selmer ran toward downtown Emmitsburg, according to documents.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The landscaping was sparse and immature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The two did a nice job portraying teenagers who go back and forth from sincere to ridiculously immature, but the best part was their horror when Jost fired back.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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