tween
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Trend report: Here’s what one tween is raiding from her stylist mom’s closet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The Crow runs a stand-up comedy camp for 7-12-year-olds, a six-week intensive tween program and a showcase called “The Kids Are Fine, Not Great” that pairs college comics and professionals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
But in between, Charlotte, now 43, says they fought over who got the first look at the mail-order catalogs that, at the time, were the first to cater specifically to a tween and teen-girl audience.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
She has channeled that into art, writing the evocative and hilarious tween comedy PEN15.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
Then I see myself sitting there quilting tween Shug Avery and Mr. .
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
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And Wavertree once again has its ’tween deck, a modest level between the main deck and the cargo hold that had been absent for decades.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2016
“Speaking of ‘tween heartthrobs, Scott Brown is here.
From MSNBC ● Apr. 24, 2015
These “radium girls,” to get a finer tip, Would pass their paintbrush ’tween pursed lips a bit, But Mae O’Donnell could not stand that sip Of magic paint, so she was urged to quit.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2015
Weeping like a ’tween at a Justin Bieber concert, like a cougar at a “Twilight” premiere, like a little leaguer meeting Mickey Mantle.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2012
It didn’t take long for me to see the difference ’tween my shackles and the ones the sheriff wanted me to use.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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