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young

[yuhng] / yʌŋ /


NOUN
animate beings that are not mature
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Steve Bower: Switzerland have a record of getting to finals and giving young players the stage to make a name for themselves - at past tournaments it was Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Even in a small amount of time, charges billed and paid under a young person’s name on a parent’s card will add up.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

But, she says, back in the 1990s, “if you weren’t the hot girlfriend or the young wife, which I just wasn’t, there really was only police officer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He recalls touring the Meta site and running into five young workers in construction trades who graduated from his own high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Gingersnipes reached toward the young, dying fungi, as if to apologize, then suddenly pulled away.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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