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young

[yuhng] / jʌŋ /


NOUN
animate beings that are not mature
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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It can kill large numbers of infected animals, particularly young sheep, while also causing major economic losses by reducing wool, meat, and milk production.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

But what does it mean for you two as young queer actors to be portraying two young queer twins in the MCU?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

"It's very sad, particularly for his wife Hayley and two young children," said Hobbs, who now shares Minehead with Johnson White.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Like many young Argentines, he was drawn by the pope's recent comments about artificial intelligence.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

We were guarded by the same young women who had patrolled the corridors at Scheveningen.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

These possibilities remain uncertain, and additional research will be needed to determine which factors, if any, help explain the unusually high reporting frequency among younger adults.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

She was further encouraged by the number of younger travelers this year — so many, Ferguson said, that “I think Route 66 has become the honeymoon destination of young European couples.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Business was good, he said, but he was frustrated by the lack of stylish, affordable pieces for younger shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The jury convicted the younger boy of the same additional charges.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

But as the world grew wiser and science began to investigate, my younger sister and myself began to adapt our experiments to our audiences.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Given a debut at the age of 20 and after playing only six previous first-class matches, Bashir was fast-tracked as England's number-one spinner, becoming the youngest England bowler to 50 Test wickets in the process.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Last month his youngest daughter, who has struggled with mental health issues, pleaded not guilty to an arson charge stemming from a June fire at an Ojai boutique, according to the Ojai Valley News.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Porter eventually left Texas for Fresno so when Everett’s family moved west to South Central Los Angeles, the youngest Everett, still in grade school, took over cooking for everyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

He said she had left her youngest child, who was not Dunkley's son, alone in their flat.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Going into the ten-round tournament, twelve-year-old Bobby was the youngest of twenty-five players.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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