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Noun
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As teenagers, Borges and his older brother Márcio became associated with a group of musicians who gathered at the corner of Rua Divinópolis and Rua Paraisópolis in the neighborhood of Santa Tereza to smoke, hang out, make music.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
3 Nov. 2025 -
When the teenagers disappear, the mystery remains unsolved for two decades until Matthew’s sister, Tara Nichols (played by Miranda MacDougall), begins documenting her search for answers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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After the teens exited the vehicle, a physical altercation ensued.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Callers are disproportionately women, most of whom have children or teens living in their homes.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The driveway was already full of other cars arriving and various parents and kids taking photos like crazy and squealing.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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They were married in 1968, with Miguel Bezos adopting her young son, and had two more kids, Christina and Mark.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The 25-year-old April Harper Grey started releasing music as Underscores over a decade ago as a preteen.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
4 Nov. 2025
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This not-so-little Twihard jumped at the chance to rectify my preteen FOMO.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Things got slightly more chaotic when Kaufman introduced a child's costume that saw a youngster walk out to set with a barrel over his body, with the controversial — and subsequently canceled — Cracker Barrel logo on it.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers are set to return next year with Teoscar Hernandez in the outfield, with a need to find room for top youngster Dalton Rushing and with potential interest in acquiring a star slugger like Kyle Tucker.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Even juveniles weighed in at around 4,000 pounds.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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The wolves killed were a breeding pair and two other adults, plus a juvenile that was mistaken for an adult and killed accidentally.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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The tween and her mom celebrate their birthdays two days apart from one another.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The word/term/phrase/number has transcended tween and teen slang to become part of the culture of 2025.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
29 Oct. 2025
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With no rooster to sing in a new day, Marialice begins a journey in endless night to find the sleeping sun, accompanied by tiny chick Little.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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The baseball cliche is that chicks dig the long ball.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Preteen-ager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen-ager. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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