archaic
: misery, affliction
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
But even before Covid, Gen Z teens were less social than previous generations; according to the World Economic Forum, 28 % of 12th-graders in 2017 reported meeting with friends almost every day, compared with 52 % in 1976.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Other guests are people Freud has never previously met or mere acquaintances, such as the novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard, who described his teen-age reaction to his father’s wardrobe makeover.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Often praised — and at times criticized — for tackling subjects that other shows avoided, Degrassi stood out for casting teens who looked and felt real, turning growing up into must-see TV for audiences around the world.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In an effort to understand her feelings, the teen reached out to her dad again weeks later.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
But even before Covid, Gen Z teens were less social than previous generations; according to the World Economic Forum, 28 % of 12th-graders in 2017 reported meeting with friends almost every day, compared with 52 % in 1976.
—Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Other guests are people Freud has never previously met or mere acquaintances, such as the novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard, who described his teen-age reaction to his father’s wardrobe makeover.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Often praised — and at times criticized — for tackling subjects that other shows avoided, Degrassi stood out for casting teens who looked and felt real, turning growing up into must-see TV for audiences around the world.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teen. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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