the youth
noun
: the young people
The show sends a strong message to the youth of America.
The city's youth need strong role models.
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The risk was that Romania would slip into the same trap as Slovakia and Hungary, but there appears to have been a strong mobilization of the youth and pro EU vote.
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced last week that the state is filing a lawsuit against TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Inc. to hold the companies accountable for a mental health crisis on the youth of Alabama.
—Jennifer Lindahl, USA Today, 6 May 2025
On Wednesday the youth started threatening to harm himself and was taken to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
As of May, only 35 percent approve, while disapproval has climbed to 56 percent—a clear sign of erosion in a key slice of the youth vote.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced last week that the state is filing a lawsuit against TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Inc. to hold the companies accountable for a mental health crisis on the youth of Alabama.
—Jennifer Lindahl, USA Today, 6 May 2025
On Wednesday the youth started threatening to harm himself and was taken to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
As of May, only 35 percent approve, while disapproval has climbed to 56 percent—a clear sign of erosion in a key slice of the youth vote.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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“The youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20youth. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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