teens
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The company now expects full-year earnings per share to rise at a rate at the low-end of mid-teens, compared with its previous projection for low teens growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Scotland and Northern Ireland will generally remain cooler and showery with temperatures in the high teens or low to mid-20s Celsius.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The number of births in the U.S. has fallen 9% in the past decade, largely due to fewer women having children in their teens and 20s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Listen, I don’t know anyone who liked Holden Caulfield the first time they read the book, probably because he is not supposed to be particularly likable; Salinger wrote the book for adults, not teens.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
My two sisters were already in their teens and had the job of being young ladies.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
