adolescent

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But even as an adolescent growing up in Harlem, she felt like an old soul, her thoughts running deeper than the average kid’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The charity has a No Plan B for MenB campaign, aiming to introduce an adolescent booster by 2030 and make the vaccine more affordable on the high street.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"Cumulative trauma, cumulative adverse experiences and ongoing instability and unpredictability certainly put these children at higher risk... of developing psychiatric disorders and negative mental health outcomes," Evelyne Baroud, a child and adolescent psychiatrist told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Heathcliff might have been the most overtly unhinged boyfriend adolescent girls encountered in their assigned reading list, but he was far from the only one, even within the extended Brontë universe.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

He was bought by a zoo in North America when he was an adolescent.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall