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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T20:02:38.000Z",
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  "textContent": "A QUARTER of young people say they are too nervous to shake hands. A survey of Gen Z teenagers found 24 per cent would avoid a handshake, while 36 per cent are too shy to look someone in the eye in a conversation. The research also found that 28 per cent struggle to answer the...",
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