archaic
: misery, affliction
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
One of the Season 1 leads, Natalie Martinez, will once again be a series regular, reprising her role as Rosa, while Season 1 recurring guest star Charlotte Lawrence, who played rebellious teen Caitlin, has been promoted to a series regular for the new season.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The enduring popularity of the long-running TV series and feature-film franchise with kids, teens, Gen Z and even Millennial fans would seem to make such intensive outreach almost unnecessary, perhaps even redundant.
—Justin Lowe, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Usiripalli allegedly stabbed the teen who was sleeping in the left clavicle with a metal fork, then lunged at another 17-year-old seated nearby, striking him in the back of the head with the same utensil, per the release.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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The Jonas Brothers have a surprise meet-and-greet for teens from the Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Florida.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
One of the Season 1 leads, Natalie Martinez, will once again be a series regular, reprising her role as Rosa, while Season 1 recurring guest star Charlotte Lawrence, who played rebellious teen Caitlin, has been promoted to a series regular for the new season.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The enduring popularity of the long-running TV series and feature-film franchise with kids, teens, Gen Z and even Millennial fans would seem to make such intensive outreach almost unnecessary, perhaps even redundant.
—Justin Lowe, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Usiripalli allegedly stabbed the teen who was sleeping in the left clavicle with a metal fork, then lunged at another 17-year-old seated nearby, striking him in the back of the head with the same utensil, per the release.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Teen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teen. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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