: a segment of a population that is of approximately the same age or is within a specified range of ages
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For the egg hunt, run it in age-group rounds: a quick sweep for toddlers, a full hunt for kids, and a golden egg challenge for older kids and the adults who always insist on joining. Potluck? —
Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 The Wet & Wild Egg Splash from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 4 brings water games, poolside family crafts and age-group egg hunts for kids age 10 and younger to the Caporella Aquatic Center, 9300 NW 58th St. Admission is $7.18 a person; advance registration is required. —Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2026 He was offered an early scholarship by the south London club at 14 and has regularly played ‘up’ (ahead of his actual level) in age-group football since. —Rob Tanner, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026 For starters the World Cup is run by the same organization, FIFA, which sanctions virtually every level of soccer globally, from the men’s and women’s World Cups, to confederation competitions including the UEFA Championships and the Copa América, to most major age-group tournaments. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Other boys age-group quarterback MVPs were high schooler Noble Davis, a junior at Olympia; middle schooler Gavin Pritzkau, an eighth-grader at Central Florida Christian Academy; and elementary school participant Sean Keeney. —Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2025
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Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 The Wet & Wild Egg Splash from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 4 brings water games, poolside family crafts and age-group egg hunts for kids age 10 and younger to the Caporella Aquatic Center, 9300 NW 58th St. Admission is $7.18 a person; advance registration is required. —Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2026 He was offered an early scholarship by the south London club at 14 and has regularly played ‘up’ (ahead of his actual level) in age-group football since. —Rob Tanner, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026 For starters the World Cup is run by the same organization, FIFA, which sanctions virtually every level of soccer globally, from the men’s and women’s World Cups, to confederation competitions including the UEFA Championships and the Copa América, to most major age-group tournaments. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Other boys age-group quarterback MVPs were high schooler Noble Davis, a junior at Olympia; middle schooler Gavin Pritzkau, an eighth-grader at Central Florida Christian Academy; and elementary school participant Sean Keeney. —Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2025
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“Age-group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/age-group. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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