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Because of the recurring violence, as well as evidence of the sale of alcohol to underage undercover auxiliary police officers, the rink was placed on probation in February 2005 under the city’s Nuisance Abatement law, but reopened shortly after under a curfew.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2026
His arrest comes several years after his older brother, Josh Duggar, was accused of molesting five underage girls, including four of his sisters.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Josh Duggar was accused of abusing underage girls, including four of his sisters.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Concerns about underage purchases of alcohol or tobacco at self-checkout are unfounded.
—Wayne Pesce, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2026
His arrest comes several years after his older brother, Josh Duggar, was accused of molesting five underage girls, including four of his sisters.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Josh Duggar was accused of abusing underage girls, including four of his sisters.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Concerns about underage purchases of alcohol or tobacco at self-checkout are unfounded.
—Wayne Pesce, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
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Two teenage boys who used artificial intelligence to create fake nude photos of their classmates at an exclusive private school in Pennsylvania received probation Wednesday after dozens of victims described the images' traumatizing effect on them.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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With social boundaries limiting the ability to film with teenage girls and young women, the film instead draws upon the voices and presence of older women, to address gender realities.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the 19th, Grace Panetta studied the answers in another Navigator focus group, from young women worried about economic ups and downs.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Panthers have hinted at the desire to draft a young QB to develop behind Young for the long haul, and that outlook hasn’t changed with the arrival of Pickett.—
Mike Kaye
March 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Bowen signed as a minor-league free agent and excited the Padres this spring.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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The ballpark was in a late-life crisis before the Bananas came to town a decade ago and injected youthful energy — and eventually millions in improvements — into what many considered an outdated relic.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The law raised the cutoff for youthful offender parole from age 23 to age 25.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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In one study cited in the review, adolescent athletes with poor mental health and well-being were one-and-a-half times more likely to sustain an injury compared with their peers without mental health problems.—
Ian McMahan,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The point is that protection against MenB is separate from the routine adolescent meningitis vaccine.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 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 preteen Coetzee was miserable when the family moved to Worcester, not far from where the Karoo starts.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2026
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The juvenile operator suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Our hearts go out to the innocent juvenile victim of this unspeakable crime and her family.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Yet this widely available gourd—harvested and eaten while still immature, in fact, for ripe cucumbers are yellow and bitter—is not the entirety of the plant.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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Preterm and low-birth-weight babies are at higher risk than full-term babies of developing NEC, potentially because of their immature digestive systems, according to the National Institutes of Health.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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