teenager

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Tall and willowy, she wore glasses and the same short brown bob she had as a teenager.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Its recruits included Khamenei himself, who was a teenager when he enlisted toward the end of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The court heard that he let the teenager out of the car a few moments later.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Jesse Kardon has come a long way from his days as a teenager messing around with Ableton in his bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

When Lilya Litvyak was a teenager learning to fly, she’d admired Marina Raskova so much that she’d carried a picture of the Soviet record setter around in a notebook with her.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein