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[yooth] / juθ /


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A report from the YMCA, external last year found council-funded youth services in England and Wales have lost more than £1bn since 2010 with hundreds of youth clubs shutting and youth worker posts disappearing.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Whether it is a practical attempt to hide their identity or part of a youth sub-culture, there is no doubt that many people find the sight of masked youths intimidating.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

I sound a bit different now to how I did in my youth.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

A Mayo Clinic study found that nearly one in five youth who suffered sudden cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death reported routine energy-drink use.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The rider looking down at him was a youth only a few years older than Taran.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

David Kennedy from the Scottish Police Federation says there is definitely "more to do" on face coverings although he cautions that localised enforcement might simply see youths moving elsewhere.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

States provide the shots for youths through the Vaccines for Children program and for uninsured or underinsured adults through a different government program.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Sheikh says he has spoken to the parents of some of the youths accused of running riot.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

That rumour was amplified by social media and the sharing of images showing hundreds of youths celebrating their entry into the territory.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Very few youths went past the eighth grade in those days, and what with farm duties some of them took fourteen or fifteen years to do it.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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