juvenile
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El-Sayed said he stressed he didn’t want to manage a juvenile jail when he took the job, and it was later spun out of his department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
She also has extensive experience in juvenile cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
"Man, imagine 10, 15, 20 years to come, what we going to have," Duwai said after a fishing trip one night yielded only tiny, juvenile fish.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Young stars begin with a juvenile, gas-rich protoplanetary disk where forming planets can reside.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
That meant that even though he was being charged as an adult, he could still serve his time in juvenile facilities.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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
Prof Evans said it fell from 14-16 million juveniles a year, to a little more than 200,000.
From BBC ● Jul. 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 findings come from an analysis of 17 tyrannosaur fossils spanning a wide range of ages, from young juveniles to massive adults.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
While exciting and very gratifying, the Supreme Court rulings on juveniles created all sorts of new challenges for us.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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