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preteen

[pree-teen] / priˈtin /


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A mother who sees other women as her direct competition isn’t just creepy; she’s dangerous — and the fact that, in this case, the other women are preteen girls makes it even worse.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

In one training session filmed for posterity, a preteen Brunson asked his dad how many repetitions he had to do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“I’m sorry about my ugly appearance,” a preteen Kaley said in a YouTube video played in court Thursday morning, urgently repeating, “I look so fat,” while panning the camera over her slender torso.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The Kim regime figures other nations won’t subject preteen girls to arduous training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Well, sure, when he put it like that, I could see that I was never going to become a preteen real estate mogul if I wasted earnings by renting rather than buying.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen



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