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Recent Examples of preteen
Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Dear Abby: After several months of weight loss, our preteen daughter was hospitalized after a trip to the ER.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2024
James Watson, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
Bringing that humanity and that relatability to a character, whether it’s written for comic books or found in Shakespeare, has been Mackie’s calling since his days doing plays as a preteen.
—Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
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But then there are puzzlements: more unexplained goats, a freezing-cold field trip and a preteen office worker.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Dear Abby: After several months of weight loss, our preteen daughter was hospitalized after a trip to the ER.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
Tong also sued Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, in October 2023, accusing the company of violating state and federal laws with unfair trade practices aimed at hooking customers, especially preteens, on social media.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
Bringing that humanity and that relatability to a character, whether it’s written for comic books or found in Shakespeare, has been Mackie’s calling since his days doing plays as a preteen.
—Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
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The victim, identified only as a teenage male, was shot an unknown number of times in the 13100 block of Jarvis Avenue in South L.A., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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This story contains spoilers from Yellowjackets season 3, episode 4. Ever since the two-part premiere for season 3, there's been a divide growing among the teenage survivors on Yellowjackets.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The aforementioned study suggests that the internet and social are incredibly useful as teens begin to explore their sexuality and gender identity.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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Three teens were killed in a chain-reaction crash in Glassboro, N.J., on Sunday, March 9, The New York Post, NBC 10 and the Cherry Hill Courier-Post reported.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Authorities are investigating after a teenager was shot and killed around midnight Friday in the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Willowbrook.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Vatican considers the Italian teenager, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, as an inspiring role model for today's young Catholics.—
NICOLE WINFIELD AND SILVIA STELLACCI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ultimately, Wagner’s intangibles outweighed finding a younger replacement.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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According to research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2010-2023, more than 2.5 million voluntary medical male circumcisions were performed in the country, with 41% in boys younger than 15.—
Bec Roldan,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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Their groundbreaking menstrual kits for tweens educate, empower, and support young girls during a pivotal and scary phase of their lives.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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In fact, some of them—vitamin C and AHAs, for example—are helpful tools for tweens and teens experiencing acne.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a second criminal case opened in August 2024, they are also being investigated for allegedly trafficking underage girls.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit specifically names Passes co-founder Guo, along with individuals Alec Celestin and Lani Ginoza, as orchestrators of a scheme that allegedly involved recruiting underage girls to create explicit content.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Rocky Gap participates in the Maryland Park Service's Scales & Tales education program for kids.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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Julie Andrews as Maria Andrews starred as Maria, the precocious and inspirational governess who helps the von Trapp kids learn to embrace music and family — and later becomes their stepmother.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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In this Jersey club and trap fusion, the 13-year-old tenderly sings about the thrill of an adolescent love.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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