juvenile
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“We were literally broadcasting seed oysters over the side of our boats,” McKeen said, referring to the way they would distribute juvenile oysters across the river bottom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
As crisis intervention deputies combed through the juvenile’s online activity and searched his residence, they found he had an online connection with an Illinois juvenile with similarly “concerning interests,” the Sheriff’s Office said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
But little is known about the behaviour of juvenile harriers once they leave the nest.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
And a growing cohort of mostly juvenile humpbacks are thriving off New York's coast, where food is now plentiful.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Some of the kids I work with are doing a poetry slam to raise money for juvenile justice care packages. You...uhh...”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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District Attorney Nathan Hochman launched an investigation using law-enforcement databases with records of virtually everyone the county had prosecuted since the 1960s, including juveniles whose files had been scrubbed from the probation department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Orcas often tear apart prey and share it with other members of the group, including calves and juveniles."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The juveniles usually leave between August and September, travelling to west Africa where they remain for a few years, before returning to Dorset when they are ready to breed.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The three remaining male juveniles were arrested in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
They are all being tried as adults, not juveniles.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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