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Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.

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This word has appeared in 110 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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To go along with our contest, here are scores of recent, free Times articles, videos, opinion pieces, videos, quizzes and podcasts about the effects of this world-changing technology. Which pieces most interest you?

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What do you think would be the joys and challenges of going into business with your mother or father?

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Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.

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This graph tells a story about butterfly populations over time. What is happening, and why?

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Britain is lowering its voting age to 16. Is it time for the United States to do the same?

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What do you think this image is communicating?

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This word has appeared in 24 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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What was the best piece of art or culture you experienced over the summer?

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This word has appeared in three articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 1,730 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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How do you feel about the start of a new academic year?

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If you had to sum up your summer vacation in a word or two, what would it be?

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This word has appeared in 12 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 13 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 23 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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As our contest comes to a close, we honor both a video and an essay, and hear reflections on this year’s submissions from our judges.

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This word has appeared in 34 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 36 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 43 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 892 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 52 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This week we had so many excellent entries, we decided to honor two winners: an essay by William Alexis, 16, and a video by Saanvi Kondoju, 16.

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This word has appeared in 25 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in three articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 191 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 23 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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Viviana Thumm, 15, writes about the Trump administration’s cuts to the food aid program — changes she says are “personal.”

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This word has appeared in 20 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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To participate, submit your response here by Aug. 15 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by Aug. 26.

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This word has appeared in 164 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in six articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 111 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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Grady Zheng, 16, writes about a “grieving ritual” that “involved a chaotic, joyful and utterly ridiculous food fight in the middle school cafeteria.”

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This word has appeared in 25 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 12 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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To participate, submit your response here by Aug. 8 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by Aug. 19.

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This word has appeared in 16 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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Joel Raj, 17, writes about a messy peach dessert by Yotam Ottolenghi that called him back to the “chin-dribbling freedom” of his childhood.

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This word has appeared in six articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in four articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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To participate, submit your response here by Aug. 1 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by Aug. 12.

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This word has appeared in 17 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 89 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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Ayesha Afghan, 16, writes that President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship is “a direct threat to the lives of children.”

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This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in two articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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To participate, submit your response here by July 25 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by Aug. 5.

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This word has appeared in 27 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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Photos, videos, essays, stories and podcasts made by young people that explore the nuances of what it means to have and to be a friend.

By Katherine Schulten

This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in four articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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In her winning video, Chesapeake Woods, 17, offers relationship advice aimed at our human tendency toward “uncontrollable judginess.”

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This word has appeared in 113 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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To participate, submit your response here by July 18 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by July 29.

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This word has appeared in 16 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 60 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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A school year’s worth of short, accessible image-driven posts that invite a variety of kinds of writing.

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This word has appeared in 553 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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“Asian parents don’t text their kids like they do in Western movies,” writes Ellena Li, 15 — but a father’s love can show up in other ways.

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This word has appeared in 243 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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To participate, submit your response here by July 11 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by July 22.

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This word has appeared in 1,750 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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If the e-book app on your phone or tablet is overflowing and full of outdated files, use these tools to tidy it up.

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Alvin Su, 15, writes that summer doesn’t need to be a productivity contest for teens, but can, instead, be a quiet space for “magic to grow wild.”

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This word has appeared in 22 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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Before the Independence Day fireworks this week, try this short quiz on America’s popular books published during the country’s formative years.

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To participate, submit your response here by July 4 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by July 15.

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This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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We invited teenagers to create an original five-minute podcast about almost anything. Listen to some of the winning podcasts selected from over 1,600 submissions.

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This word has appeared in 78 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Fariza Fazyl, age 17.

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We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Michelle Huang, age 17.

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Alexander M., 16, writes about his experiences growing up in Russia “as Putin’s tyranny strengthened” — and the lesson he took away.

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This word has appeared in 16 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Peter Philpott, age 16.

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We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Emma Hua, age 16.

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This word has appeared in 18 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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To participate, submit your response here by June 27 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by July 8.

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We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Anna Xu, age 15.

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We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Michael Shin, age 16.

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This word has appeared in 42 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Max Yoon, age 17.

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We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Claire Mauney, age 16.

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This word has appeared in 34 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Vaishnavi Ravindranath, age 17.

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We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Olivia Han, age 16.

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This year’s winning letters — chosen from nearly 10,000 entries — on ChatGPT, class participation, American history, and more.

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This word has appeared in 90 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 255 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in 102 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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To participate, submit your response here by June 20 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by July 1.

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This word has appeared in 15 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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This word has appeared in two articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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Here are all of our Student Opinion questions from the 2024-25 school year. Each question is based on a different New York Times article, interactive feature or video.

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