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Recent Examples of tween Sephora boasts nearly 23 million followers on Instagram and over 2 million followers on TikTok, with the beauty brand at the center of tween beauty trends. —
Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026 The Disney Channel sitcom, which ran from 2006 to 2011, was one of the most influential tween TV shows of the 2000s as Cyrus' pop star persona became a real-life pop sensation. —Angela Yang, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026 On paper, Gosling’s turn as a CIA operative named Six who is entrusted with protecting a tween girl from an unhinged assassin should be, if not amazing, at least watchable. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 These spaces include new tween and teen areas, a maker’s space, study pods, reservable meeting spaces, a quiet area, and a food vending area. —Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tween
Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026 The Disney Channel sitcom, which ran from 2006 to 2011, was one of the most influential tween TV shows of the 2000s as Cyrus' pop star persona became a real-life pop sensation. —Angela Yang, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026 On paper, Gosling’s turn as a CIA operative named Six who is entrusted with protecting a tween girl from an unhinged assassin should be, if not amazing, at least watchable. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 These spaces include new tween and teen areas, a maker’s space, study pods, reservable meeting spaces, a quiet area, and a food vending area. —Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tween
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Not because of the roving packs of teenagers or even the garish displays of overconsumption, but because mall architecture was high art.— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Details are emerging about the arrest of the musician known as D4vd in the 2025 slaying of teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez in Hollywood.— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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Jesus never talked about children or the elderly and wisely remained a bachelor with no kids but did date casually and was apparently very good-looking.— John Kenney, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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But the status quo is upended by the arrival of Kyra Marshall (Anika Noni Rose), a woman with young kids who wants a stop sign for safety reasons.— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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He was brought to the center as an adolescent with a broken wing (possibly due to a collision with a car) and can no longer fly properly.— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026
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An adolescent with severe menstrual pain and vomiting may first present to a pediatrician.— Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
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According to The Times of India, women, youngsters and some elderly people were thought to be in the sheds.— Staff Author, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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The youngsters are among the club’s best hitters at the moment.— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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One person is dead and a juvenile is in critical condition after a Dallas Fire-Rescue unit responding to an emergency call was involved in a major crash Thursday afternoon in southeast Dallas, officials said.— Doug Myers, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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This includes visas for human trafficking and domestic violence victims and juveniles, as well as several work permits.— Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
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Flesh wounds, fetid moppets, breastmilk-leaking nipples, and sudden gushes of blood make for a Monty Python-style of ribald humor that will alienate and enchant in equal measure.— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
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With Pixar-wide eyes and a mop of intricately tousled, treacle-brown hair, the young David (voiced by Brandon Engman) presents here as a plucky, intrepid moppet in the typical cartoon-hero mold.— Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
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See photos of the joyful fathers in Hollywood's older dad's club, spending quality time with their youngest kiddos.— Anya Leon, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Olsen kiddos trying to close their front door to keep the sharks out is just as well-shot and grimly hilarious as Lisa readying to give birth as the floodwaters rise.— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
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Live music for kiddies caused tots to dance to the sounds of the duet ButterBean.— Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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The trio of wooden coasters includes the 1998 Shivering Timbers, 1988 Wolverine Wildcat and 1994 Zach’s Zoomer kiddie ride.— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Tween.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/tween. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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