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young

[yuhng] / jʌŋ /


NOUN
animate beings that are not mature
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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It turned out the young girl had also drank milk from McAfee’s farm.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Squeezed by stagnant wages, young Chinese are spending billions to buy “feelings.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Sentnor, 22, brings experience to the Angel City roster at a relatively young age.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

But the young economist came to support her belief that society functions most efficiently when people actively pursue their own self-interests, to the exclusion of the interests of society as a whole.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

The young man, the priest, and the barber had never stopped thinking of ways to make their friend go back to a normal life at home.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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