youthful

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Williams' movement and stamina will come under severe examination by her more youthful opponents.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Conlon’s West Coast experience had been but youthful appearances with the San Francisco Symphony and an ongoing relationship with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

In our Valley Stream, Long Island home, my youthful 80-year-old, African American mother and I — her Gen X son and facial clone — comment on each episode like armchair judges.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

Houdon’s Franklin, though clearly an old man, looks amused and engaged, with a youthful gaze, but also highly intelligent and judicious, sociable but not entirely available, a bit enigmatic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“A youthful arrogance, a ruthlessness, and an impatience with sloppy thinking came naturally to both of us,” Crick would later write.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee