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girl

[gurl] / gɜrl /




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These days, you’re as likely to see a #cleanliving West Village girl clutching a can of rocket fuel as you are a BMX-mounted daredevil or a nocturnal gamer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The girl was found while deputies were responding, and they took over CPR from bystanders until medics and fire personnel arrived, according to the post.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

During a stop at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, an owl perched on her gloved arm made her squeal like the girl she had been during her first visit there on a grade-school field trip.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The girl was not named in the filing due to privacy concerns.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

And while he knew that the red-shoed girl would be fine if she left this life, content in the exquisite Afterworld, Clare’s third eye saw—with piercing clarity—that the mother’s soul would not.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

They “didn’t want to stop,” said Sammy Linden, assistant director of teen girls, adding that the teens played until about 10 p.m. when she had to cut it short for bedtime.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

B.P.J., which upheld state protections for women and girls in school sports, including college sports.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

In June it announced that, after discussions with researchers, safeguards had been strengthened and girls would be able to take part from age 11 years old with boys participating from 12.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Leto also allegedly asserted control by ignoring the girls he invited and speaking to them rudely.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

At the back of the property, several girls her age seem to be using the wooden stage for a painting project.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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