underage

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Recent Examples of underage Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of helping Epstein groom, traffic and abuse dozens of underage girls. Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025 At the end of 2022, the FBI reported that at least 3,000 underage victims, mostly boys, had been conned by these lies, with more than a dozen suicide deaths resulting. PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025 Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence following her 2021 conviction for recruiting underage girls for Epstein to abuse. Luc Cohen, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025 Due to Duran being a basketball coach of underage girls, authorities believe there may be more victims and ask anyone with information to call 714-647-7419. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underage
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Adjective
  • Watch Ferrari on Hulu Eileen Debuting at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, this psychological thriller set in 1960s Massachusetts centers on the titular Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie), a young secretary ostracized by her peers at a correctional facility for teenage boys.
    Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Presumably, this is because those players lost their ‘development’ period — their early teenage years — to the war.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Roald Dahl's beloved 1988 novel about a young girl named Matilda with telekinetic powers has gotten its fair share of adaptations over the years.
    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Nevertheless, the Phillies and Marlins teams were aware that few things are as exciting for a young fan as getting a home run ball.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The higher the position, the greater the visibility, and the more costly even minor lapses become.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Blue jumpsuits indicate an immigration infraction or a minor criminal charge; red ones denote a more serious crime.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Anogeissus bark extract helps restore a youthful-looking bounce, while nutrient-rich algae help your skin barrier feel strong and supported.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Dillon took a beat to think about what works for him before sharing his tips and tricks to remaining youthful.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Asha Patton-Smith, MD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Kaiser Permanente in Virginia, emphasizes paying attention to the emotional toll.
    Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Researchers can investigate coping strategies and resources that empower Black and Hispanic teens and their parents, and evaluate their effectiveness in supporting adolescent well-being.
    Alvin Thomas, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Claire’s started as a wig shop in the 1960s before merging with an accessories retailer in 1973, and then getting into the ear-piercing business and staking its claim on preteen girls.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
  • In Belly’s flashback, preteen Conrad is anxiously screaming at preteen Belly for wandering off under his supervision, which feels more like mean-babysitter behavior than that of a romantic hero, but mean-babysitter behavior is also my main gripe with Conrad.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The effort led Gajić to find two kitefin sharks, one baby and one juvenile, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Patton had been working on a gravel road with his tractor near Mulberry Mountain when a 70-pound juvenile black bear attacked him, AGFC officials said, per the outlets.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But for now, the cost to implement what is still an unproven and immature AI solution at a small business is too prohibitive.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • When first released, Marfenin’s hydrozoan medusae are immature.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Underage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underage. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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