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- noun Plural form of
youth .
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Examples
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In both instances "youths" is code for young Muslims.
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His assistants were almost invariably youths from the reform schools, and he picked them with skilful eye and intuition.
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But our fear of older youths is manifested in the press as a distinctively British moral panic.
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Following the incident, youths from the opposition Patriotic Front and United Party for National Development were barred by police and embassy authorities from presenting a petition to the Chinese ambassador to Zambia.
Chinese Mine Managers Charged in Zambia Shootings to Go on Trial
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This occurs in novels such as: Der Fuchs war damals schon der Jäger from 1992, with its shining series of images of everyday terror; Herztier, 1994 (The Land of Green Plums, 1996) a masterful account of the flight of a group of youths from the terror regime; or Heute wär ich mir lieber nicht begegnet, 1997 (The Appointment, 2001) a fractured, chilling thriller in the shadow of imminent interrogation.
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About one dozen youths from the District's Deanwood community learned about history, culture and business while attending the first arts program from the Pearl Coalition.
Pearl Coalition aims to tell story of slave revolt, schooner's impact
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In the South, where unemployment among youths is widespread, vandalism against infrastructure such as pipelines is almost a way of life.
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And we can improve our detection rate for serious matters by making sure that only serious crimes that we can get a tick from one of these youths is recorded-Brilliant hey?
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David Green, 64, and his neighbours had been plagued by the youths from a nearby comprehensive school for months, and was advised by their headmaster to identify them so action could be taken.
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Radicalised youths from the Midlands are among those to have posted messages backing terrorists on the www. ummah.com forum.
UK: Many young Midland Muslims support suicide bombings new poll reveals
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