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teens

[teenz] / tinz /


NOUN
boyhood
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Those vows are easy to adopt in adolescence, but they tend to be discarded by one’s late teens or early twenties.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

All that said, what most moved me about the film might’ve been the many shots of weeping teens in the audience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Indonesia's government is mulling an e-commerce ban for under-16s, the communications minister told AFP Wednesday, hot on the heels of Jakarta imposing a sweeping social media prohibition for teens.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Other times, adolescents and teens are taking healthy things, such as working out or eating protein, to extremes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

He disliked high school groups: teens didn’t listen.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng