young

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Despite his young age, he has already proved that he can hold his nerve on the big stage, scoring the winning penalty in Bosnia-Herzegovina's play-off semi-final against Wales.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Normally, you need earned income to fund a Roth IRA, which limits contributions for young children who don’t have jobs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

But, she says, back in the 1990s, “if you weren’t the hot girlfriend or the young wife, which I just wasn’t, there really was only police officer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He recalls touring the Meta site and running into five young workers in construction trades who graduated from his own high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The young woman who had spoken kindly to me the night before, I did discover, was a baroness, only seventeen years old.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom