as in boys
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
back in the old days when my dad was just a little shaver
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Despite having a target on its back this winter, Malden Catholic’s boys basketball squad has lived up to its billing.—
Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
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For the past decade, the public charter school has been serving boys from fourth to eighth grades, with the goal of preparing them for careers in high school and college.—
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In May 2025, Chris shared a photo of Mel with their three kids in celebration of Mother’s Day.—
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That was a big benefit for Chef Johan Jensen, co-owner of Whitecrest Eatery in Stonington Borough, Connecticut, who, after initially experimenting with it from a culinary perspective, was attracted to beef tallow to cook cleaner for his kids.—
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Now 58 years old, Smart was in her early twenties when she was convicted for being an accomplice to the murder of her husband Gregory Smart, which was carried out by several teenagers including a 15 year-old boy Smart was having an affair with.—
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The military presence in Hawkins is completely gone one year later — without any repercussions for the teenagers who killed several of its members.—
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“Shavers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shavers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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