young
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Nearly half of registered voters are aged between 18 and 35, making young people a potentially pivotal bloc.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
A video published in Spanish media on July 28 showed two young Moroccan women in wetsuits celebrating their arrival in Ceuta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“I am the old man and I feel young because I can still go out there and do young-man stuff,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Hours later, the 25-year-old university student was hopping onto the back of a truck full of other young men, headed for the Spanish territory of Ceuta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
But among themselves, as I listened to them excitedly discussing their purchases, they seemed like young men anywhere off on a holiday.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Fenella Shepherd's younger sibling Rosie issues the plea: "You must keep our Fenella's killer in jail", the paper declares.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“The younger generation goes to malls that have a ton of ‘street food’… The plus is that there is air conditioning.”
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Despite being the oldest wide receiver on the roster — “This is dog years out here,” he said, laughing — Adams is learning from and being pushed by his younger teammates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
The youngest of the baby boomers are turning 62 this year—eligible for Social Security retirement benefits—while there is a low supply of younger, U.S.-born workers to take their place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
‘She’d started to forget day-to-day stuff, but she could sing along to every word of some old song from when she was younger.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
The youngest of four boys, Roberts grew up in the Scottish countryside, exploring the Bronze Age fort behind his farmhouse and a nearby castle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
I sent it to our youngest sister for her 60th birthday from the rest of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Jason Arday, who made headlines when appointed as Cambridge's youngest black professor in 2023, resigned Wednesday after the university announced a probe into snowballing claims he plagiarised parts of his PhD thesis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Guardian also carries the story of Arday in its top slot, who it says was the "youngest ever black professor appointed in the university's history".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Everyone tied up their animals, unpacked their goods, and told the youngest of the few remaining caravaneers to sit and guard.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
