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adolescent

adjective as in preadult or immature

noun as in person in puberty, preadulthood

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An evaluation of more than 1,000 participants from two Danish studies found a clear connection: more recreational screen time was significantly associated with greater cardiovascular and overall cardiometabolic risk among children and adolescents.

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As macho as the protagonist of a Lifetime movie, moping like an adolescent and watching too much TV, Mr. White’s Springsteen is clearly depressed, but Mr. Cooper’s script doesn’t provide much illumination.

The hearing at Liverpool Town Hall heard from Tina Irani, an independent consultant child and adolescent forensic psychiatrist.

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My adolescent memories ring with the sounds of Stiller admonishing his son-in-law and crying mutiny at a shopping mall pretzel shop.

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Mr Newsom said it was "imperative that adolescents learn how to safely interact with AI systems" in a message that accompanied his veto.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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