youngster

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What a moment that must have been for the youngster, a free run on goal, an open target and the noise of 60,000 fans screaming in his ears.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

He helped the future football star to read and write, and also encouraged the youngster to "believe in who he could be".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

That youngster had not traveled before getting infected.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Mary Judge, sister of 16-year-old John Dougal, told the hearing his ambition had been to join the Army, and that as a youngster he had served as an Army cadet.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

It is usually reported that the youngster crawls on all fours, makes those sounds learned from his foster parents, and perhaps even thinks like a wolf.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck