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as in young
being in the early stage of life, growth, or development
immature frogs are called "tadpoles"
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as in childish
having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children
an immature teenager who still threw tantrums
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as in inexperienced
lacking in adult experience or maturity
many high school students are still too immature to foresee the consequences of their actions
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The complication lies in the fact that the available technologies are often immature and reliant on emerging markets.
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Nils Rokke, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
How to Eat Corn on the Keto Diet Substitute Baby Corn for Regular Corn
Baby corn is simply immature ears of corn that are harvested from regular-size corn plants.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Oct. 2024
Juvenile justice advocates argued that the law would cause teenagers to be prosecuted as adults for behaviors that are typical for immature adolescents.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
However, those with an immature operating model and sourcing strategy might see slower-than-optimal delivery of solutions.
—Araya Solomon, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Nils Rokke, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
How to Eat Corn on the Keto Diet Substitute Baby Corn for Regular Corn
Baby corn is simply immature ears of corn that are harvested from regular-size corn plants.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Oct. 2024
Juvenile justice advocates argued that the law would cause teenagers to be prosecuted as adults for behaviors that are typical for immature adolescents.
—ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
However, those with an immature operating model and sourcing strategy might see slower-than-optimal delivery of solutions.
—Araya Solomon, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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And if there was damage on younger roofs, insurers were willing to accept a repair instead of a full replacement, Metcalf said.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Ernst, who lives in Middleton, Wis., is the author of 20 historical novels and mysteries for young readers from American Girl, 11 books in the Chloe Ellefson Historic Sites mysteries, and nonfiction history and poetry.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Instead, too many people are willing to write off his childish, mean-spirited antics by saying, well, Trump's just being Trump.ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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With each day, the boy’s instinctive interest in natural history transcended his childish thirst for adventure.Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
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The company continues to focus on advancing SLK in Phase 3 clinical trials for hidradenitis suppurativa and psoriatic arthritis, with additional trials planned for juvenile HS, palmoplantar pustulosis, and axial spondyloarthritis.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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The stalks on the juvenile Arthropleura resemble those of a crab, which could point to the creature having an amphibious youth before becoming terrestrial in adulthood.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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In a more recent study, researchers gathered data from nearly 7,000 adolescent school children in Ontario, Canada.Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful content that led to two of them taking their own lives at 15, their lawyer said Monday.Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Immature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immature. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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