juvenile
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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
Salazar said Jester had worked hard in juvenile hall to earn a high school diploma and had resolved to stay out of trouble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Kilkeel Angling Club said "several generations of juvenile fish have been wiped out".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described those carrying out settler attacks as a handful of misguided young people: "150 juvenile delinquents", he's called them, or "70 teenagers from broken homes".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Most of the juvenile lifer cases we handled involved clients who shared Evan's confusion about their adolescent behavior.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
"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
Soon, he said, three pursuing New York State Police troopers emerged from the tree line and arrested seven juveniles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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
More than a dozen of our Louisiana clients who were sentenced as juveniles to die in prison are now at home.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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