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Earlier this year, two teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit against a Kentucky youth detention center and its administrators, claiming that they were subjected to oppressive isolation, denied basic hygiene, showers, and medications, and forced to listen to a toddler song.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Several incidents highlight the growing trend of Iran allegedly hiring teenagers to carry out attacks on Israeli and Jewish institutions in Europe.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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From its premiere in 1983 until its finale in 2006, the show was a beacon for youngsters encouraged to explore beyond a book’s covers and learn about the world surrounding them.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Two of the team’s youngsters, Brett Berard and Will Cuylle, scored to bring the Rangers within a goal in the third period, but New York couldn’t fully dig out of the hole with Quick pulled for an extra attacker.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
16 Dec. 2024
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So, if juveniles have easier access to firearms, are more willing to commit crimes since they will just be sent home to their parents in most cases, and can’t understand the consequences of their actions mentally, what can and should be done?—
Eric Braun,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Dec. 2024
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But this street is no stranger to juveniles committing car crimes.—
Rebecca Pryor,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Adolescents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescents. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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