archaic
: misery, affliction
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Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 16 May 2024
There have been reports from around the country of teens who have gotten sick after taking part in the chip-eating challenge, including three California high school students who were sent to a hospital.
—TIME, 16 May 2024
Several states, meanwhile, have weakened their child labor laws even as the numbers of undocumented children and teens holding dangerous jobs that are off-limits for minors rise.
—Erik Loomis, The Conversation, 16 May 2024
Allegedly planning to kill his parents for years, Blair had hidden a gun in his bedroom closet, according to the court documents, which claim that the teen had brainstormed alternative ways of murdering his parents but had settled on shooting them with a handgun.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Johnson first started weaving in his late teens, working with O'odham weavers including Clara Havier, who only spoke O’odham.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
Kathleen Galloway-Menke, 50, hit her head on concrete when she was pushed by the teen running away from the Ellipsis youth home in Johnston on May 8, the family’s attorney told KCCI.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
Her husband, Colin, grew up in Montrose and would sneak into The Star after dusk as a teen.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
For the 2023 Kentucky Derby, the teen wore a sunflower print dress designed by Leo Lin while posing for photos with her father — who coordinated with similar colors.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Noun
Despite the warning, children had no problem buying the chips, and there had been reports from around the country of teens who got sick after taking part in the chip-eating challenge.
—Steve Leblanc, Fortune, 16 May 2024
There have been reports from around the country of teens who have gotten sick after taking part in the chip-eating challenge, including three California high school students who were sent to a hospital.
—TIME, 16 May 2024
Several states, meanwhile, have weakened their child labor laws even as the numbers of undocumented children and teens holding dangerous jobs that are off-limits for minors rise.
—Erik Loomis, The Conversation, 16 May 2024
Allegedly planning to kill his parents for years, Blair had hidden a gun in his bedroom closet, according to the court documents, which claim that the teen had brainstormed alternative ways of murdering his parents but had settled on shooting them with a handgun.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Johnson first started weaving in his late teens, working with O'odham weavers including Clara Havier, who only spoke O’odham.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
Kathleen Galloway-Menke, 50, hit her head on concrete when she was pushed by the teen running away from the Ellipsis youth home in Johnston on May 8, the family’s attorney told KCCI.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
Her husband, Colin, grew up in Montrose and would sneak into The Star after dusk as a teen.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
For the 2023 Kentucky Derby, the teen wore a sunflower print dress designed by Leo Lin while posing for photos with her father — who coordinated with similar colors.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teen. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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