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Recent Examples of underage
The Austin City Council launched the program to curb violence and underage drinking along the bustling nightlife corridor.
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Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Impaired, intoxicated or underage guests will be promptly and safely addressed.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Acosta attempts By the time Epstein’s probation was over in 2010, Epstein was facing intense new scrutiny, as dozens of underage girls began filing federal civil lawsuits against him, including one that challenged the legality of his deal and threatened to put him in prison.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Yet the demand for a reckoning over Epstein’s abuse of underage girls has become a near-unstoppable force on Capitol Hill and beyond.
—Stephen Groves, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Impaired, intoxicated or underage guests will be promptly and safely addressed.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Acosta attempts By the time Epstein’s probation was over in 2010, Epstein was facing intense new scrutiny, as dozens of underage girls began filing federal civil lawsuits against him, including one that challenged the legality of his deal and threatened to put him in prison.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Yet the demand for a reckoning over Epstein’s abuse of underage girls has become a near-unstoppable force on Capitol Hill and beyond.
—Stephen Groves, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
Adjective
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The series revolves around three awkward high school sophomores — Steven (Martin), Garrett (Taylor) and Anna (Pruitt) — who stumble through the messy world of teenage romance and identity, learning that sucking at girls is just part of growing up.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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The journey is complicated by the erratic behavior of their teenage son.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The poll surveyed 977 caregivers of children 13 and younger, including 53% biological mothers and 33% biological fathers, with the remaining participants including stepparents, grandparents, aunts and uncles.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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The move amounted to a sharp rebuke of Bondi by Republicans who have been clamoring for information about Epstein's abuse of young girls and his interactions with rich and powerful people.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The driver of the GMC and a passenger were transported to Tahoe Forest Hospital with minor injuries, the CHP said.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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To the Guggenheim Partners owners, who bought the Lakers at a $10 billion valuation as an aside last year, these are minor matters.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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After the war, jackets began to be worn for reasons of style rather than utility, spurred on by a wave of films like 1953’s The Wild One, in which Marlon Brando turned the leather motorcycle jacket into the ultimate symbol of youthful rebellion.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2026
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Intergenerational collaboration—combining youthful experimentation with seasoned judgment—creates resilience.—
Klaus Schwab,
Time,
1 Mar. 2026
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Haynes, who has lived in South Florida since 1993 and trained in child and adolescent trauma after Hurricane Andrew, said resilience is as much a part of the Iranian story as suffering.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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Derry Girls, which followed teens in McGee’s native Derry in the years preceding 1998’s Good Friday Agreement, was a raucous, joke-dense show that juxtaposed mundane adolescent rites of passage with the daily horrors of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The main structuring absence in the film is Pansy (Deborah Mailman) and her distance from her two preteen children, Max (Hazel May Jackson) and Kid (Eli Hart).—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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And Sabrina is sort of the Olivia Rodrigo of the past year as far as the preteen girl following and even older than that, going into 20-something-year-old women.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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In this case, the teen will remain in juvenile detention for around 18 to 30 months.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Sheriff Garry McFadden will not put forward a budget request to the county to reopen Charlotte’s former juvenile jail, according to emails between County Manager Mike Bryant and a state official.—
Ryan Oehrli
February 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 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,
4 Mar. 2026
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When the eggs hatch, the immature stages start feeding.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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