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teeny

[tee-nee] / ˈti ni /


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The biggest stocks are mostly the easiest to sell, while teeny stocks are often hard to get out of.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Researchers at the University of New Mexico analyzed samples of brain tissue from dead people, and found they contained a truly alarming amount of teeny tiny shards and flakes of polyethylene, and other polymers.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2026

Each pack comes with four teeny and tiny apple pies that are made exclusively for TJ’s in Canada using Northern Spy apples.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2025

“We lit her with one teeny tiny light so it’s a very low light, very shallow focus. The only thing that’s in focus is her eyes and you just sit with her.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2025

I turn around and—oh, God—I guess I’m sobbing a teeny bit, or about to.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

The country’s dozens of teenier, tinier gambling operators face their own huge challenges in finding oxygen.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2024

Some are teenier than standard business cards, others much bigger, and many come in bright colors that seem anything but stodgy.

From Time Magazine Archive

“My friend was working at the LA Weekly, and he put out the teeniest little blurb. All these people showed up who weren’t in our film club. It was such a moment.”

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

So I have an oil — May11 Hair Oil — and I put on the teeniest amount.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2021

If you watch Cuties, you won’t see even the teeniest tiniest glimpse of any of the stuff on that list.

From Slate Oct. 9, 2020

And it’s just the teeniest, tiniest tip of the iceberg.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2015

When she pushes the button that usually makes the screen light up and nothing happens, her eyes narrow just the teeniest bit.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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