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gamins

noun

plural of gamin

as in urchins

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Noun

Many kelp forests on the West Coast have been stripped bare by sea urchins.

— John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Fossil hunters will have fun here when the tide is out and sea sponges and urchins are visible.

— Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

Definition of urchins

Noun

There’s nobody else currently knocking on the door, although academy staff believe there are youngsters in the pipeline who will ensure that a local heartbeat returns to the side further down the line.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Ullom, exhibiting directorial prowess far beyond his years, keeps audiences on the edge of their seat as these youngsters barrel down a seemingly endless road.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of youngsters

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Families can make time for open and honest conversations with their teens, recognize teenagers’ efforts instead of focusing only on their achievements, and encouraging them to ask for help.

— Jonathan Wright, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Task force surveillance observed what appeared to be teenagers purchasing narcotics from the residence, which is near Giles Middle School, College of the Mainland and two local elementary schools, according to FOX 26.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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The fairgrounds on Tully Road will have Alaskan pigs racing, kids screaming on carnival rides and the usual assortment of huge corndogs, strawberry shortcakes and a variety of new fair food like tamales, bao buns and kabobs.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
The burning of fossil fuels is poisoning the air our kids breathe and endangering their present and future by overheating our planet.

— Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of kids

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The young whippersnappers in their nice Manhattan apartments see the COVID-19 pandemic as simply one more roadblock between them and hooking up.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 2 June 2026
More, the coaches of the last three title-winning teams (Florida’s Todd Golden and Hurley) all come from the current crop of whippersnappers, as do the leaders of each 1-seed in this tourney.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of whippersnappers

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Multiple juveniles were detained after the incident and seen in the back of police vehicles.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
His adult co-defendant in Jackson’s killing was sentenced to 29 years, but juveniles, even those convicted of murder, cannot be held in custody in California beyond their 20s.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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