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Recent Examples of underage
Inconsistent enforcement by untrained or younger employees in convenience stores has led to rampant underage sales in the U.S.
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Markus Lindblad, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Additionally, police say a traffic stop was conducted near the home and resulted in the arrest of an underage teen for a DUI.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
The Idaho Statesman and law enforcement ordinarily don’t name minors accused of crimes, but because they are being charged with murder as adults, the two underage boys have been identified.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2025
State data show that undercover underage operatives who attempted to purchase marijuana in Colorado were denied 99% of the time in each of the last three years.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
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Markus Lindblad, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Additionally, police say a traffic stop was conducted near the home and resulted in the arrest of an underage teen for a DUI.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
The Idaho Statesman and law enforcement ordinarily don’t name minors accused of crimes, but because they are being charged with murder as adults, the two underage boys have been identified.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 22 Jan. 2025
State data show that undercover underage operatives who attempted to purchase marijuana in Colorado were denied 99% of the time in each of the last three years.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underage
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The Yogurt Shop Murders Director: Margaret Brown, Producers: Alice Henty, Michael Bloch In 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered at a frozen yogurt shop in Austin.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2025
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Olivero’s riveting performance mingles entitled teenage petulance with darker reserves of rage, all crammed behind a feline mean-girl demeanor.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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And fellow young Republicans are celebrating having one of their own join the executive branch for the first time.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Questioning the boundaries of Mexican identity is a recurring concern amongst younger Mexican artists working today.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Activity does increase digestive activity in the body, which may alleviate minor gastrointestinal concerns.—
Nancy LeBrun,
Verywell Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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No civilians were injured, though four firefighters sustained minor injuries.—
Josh Ocampo,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Last to arrive are Rick (Walton Goggins) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a couple whose attachment to one another is hard to parse given his disinterest in her and her youthful, inextinguishable brightness toward him.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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By Matt Fuchs February 6, 2025 9:34 AM EST The skin is more than an expression of your health and youthful good looks.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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The move swept up many resources on the CDC website, ranging from data on adolescent health and infectious disease to clinical guidelines on reproductive care and HIV.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2025
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Dawn Bounds, PhD, an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, specializes in social media and adolescent mental health.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
3 Feb. 2025
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But then there are puzzlements: more unexplained goats, a freezing-cold field trip and a preteen office worker.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Dear Abby: After several months of weight loss, our preteen daughter was hospitalized after a trip to the ER.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
28 Dec. 2024
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Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is a distinctive subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, characterized by fever and arthritis, often accompanied by rash, according to the National Institute of Health.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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He was charged with first-degree grand theft vehicle and taken to a juvenile corrections center.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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Edamame Edamame are immature green soybeans high in protein, fiber, iron, vitamin C, and calcium.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
6 Feb. 2025
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People who are emotionally immature often won’t take responsibility for their own actions when something goes wrong.—
Kathy and Ross Petras, Contributors,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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