teenager

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But he showed a talent for selling as a teenager when he hawked bottles of aftershave lotion out of the trunk of his Buick.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The teenager, a British national from Brent, who has not been named because of his age, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Two of the doctors failed to properly intervene as a pregnant teenager repeatedly sought care for life-threatening complications, the board found.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

As a teenager, Woods left Columbus for Missouri in 1872 to take a job as a railroad fireman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

John Marion Smith had served in the Union Army as a teenager, marching with General Sherman in the Civil War.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield