archaic
: misery, affliction
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Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The aforementioned study suggests that the internet and social are incredibly useful as teens begin to explore their sexuality and gender identity.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Bad experiences aside, Joan’s father’s position as a custodian at the local high school gives her an early — and potent — look into something that can’t help but both thrill and confuse her: the life of the all-American teen.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
The city has produced a wonderful array of authors who have written everything from beloved children’s books to thought-provoking novels for both teens and adults.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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Three teens were killed in a chain-reaction crash in Glassboro, N.J., on Sunday, March 9, The New York Post, NBC 10 and the Cherry Hill Courier-Post reported.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
The aforementioned study suggests that the internet and social are incredibly useful as teens begin to explore their sexuality and gender identity.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Bad experiences aside, Joan’s father’s position as a custodian at the local high school gives her an early — and potent — look into something that can’t help but both thrill and confuse her: the life of the all-American teen.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2025
The city has produced a wonderful array of authors who have written everything from beloved children’s books to thought-provoking novels for both teens and adults.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teen. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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