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For juvenile whales in particular, who spend more time near the surface and often explore coastal shallows, the risk is acute and growing.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025 -
Video footage shared by the Institute shows the nearly one-foot-long juvenile squid floating at a depth of approximately 1968 feet below the waters around the South Sandwich Islands, a volcanic archipelago located between the tip of South America and Antarctica.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Related Stories As Dickens goes over each of Jesus’ miracles and other pivotal moments ahead of his gruesome death, young Walter walks into the biblical passages as an unseen figure watching from the sidelines and becoming enraptured by the tall tales.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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About midway through, his character, searching for a trafficked young woman, poses as a drug dealer looking to score a connection with a local kingpin holding court in the backroom of a biker bar.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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About 'The Legend of Ochi' In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy teenage farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as the Ochi.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
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The series follows two troubled teenage survivors of the complete abandonment of Australia.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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One of my favorites of the important supporting cast is the charismatic Chinese couple who runs two shops in town and provides material support to the twins’ efforts to start their juke joint — Grace (Li Jun Li) and Bow Chow (Yao), who have an adolescent daughter, Lisa (Helena Hu).—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Shot at Maine North High School in Des Plaines, Ill., The Breakfast Club saw five disparate archetypical high schoolers come together, form unforgettable bonds and go through adolescent growing pains during one Saturday detention under the watchful eye of a domineering principal.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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Even among digital natives – youthful, tech-savvy users who are well versed in the casual parlance of text messaging – a text plastered with shortcuts still felt undercooked.—
David Fang,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ellie, now 19 years old, still sports the edge of youthful bravado.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
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She was convicted in 2021 on five charges for recruiting and grooming underage girls for Epstein to abuse between 1994 and 2004.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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Several of these instances, including one where Smith allegedly kissed an underage friend of Rockelle's while intoxicated during a livestream, are discussed in the docuseries.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The treatment was derived from human embryonic stem cells, which researchers had coaxed into becoming immature brain cells called neuron progenitors.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
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Despite her experiences, Ellie is still emotionally immature, seeing independence as its own authority.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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As mentioned above, taking creatine in higher doses, such as 20 grams per day, may trigger minor side effects like water retention.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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Commonly known as Tylenol, it's thought to reduce fever and relieve minor aches and pains by raising your body's pain threshold and regulating your body temperature.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Subadult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subadult. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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