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tease

[teez] / tiz /


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The band then posted a series of cryptic videos on their official social media channels appearing to tease gigs across the UK and Europe.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

“It’s a real challenge to try and tease out one thing out of the array of factors that undermine women’s health in these states,” said Eugene Declercq, a public health researcher at Boston University.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Analysts use statistical techniques like linear regression to help tease this out.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

The bonus footage shown after the full credits of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” roll is more of a tease than a proper scene.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Wondrous aromas of potatoes, onions, smoked meat, and spices mixed to warm our faces and tease our nostrils.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

Her son, Jack, 34, whom she shares with ex-husband Dennis Quaid, often teases his mom about her home renovation process and has even branded her work “Meg-anized.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

And Alison is the kind of plucky heroine who teases her lover about his research: “Lost treasures, haunted priories, secret maps? I think I saw that movie once.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Without sharing any details, Parker teases the situation will be addressed again next season.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2026

The short clip also teases a reunion between Buzz and Woody, following the latter's decision to leave the gang to help abandoned toys in the previous film, 2019's Toy Story 4.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

“Your head feel like it’s gonna pop with all those facts stuck inside?” she teases.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

The comments from Newsom seemingly stunned Tapper in the two-minute clip, which teased a longer interview that is expected to air Tuesday morning.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Singer-songwriter Noel Gallagher recently teased the band's 2027 return - after a year off - telling TalkSport, external: "There must be something happening."

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

He also teased tariff and ‘DOGE’ dividends last year that never came.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The company teased the event with a countdown clock on its website.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Even Bullet had softened, smiling at the back of the line while the nurses laughed and teased each other.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

For the last several days, the company has been teasing a “Cybercab launch event” in its hometown of Austin, Texas.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Writing in The Times, Beard bemoaned that the poem's "erotic puzzles, the teasing ironies, the intriguing questions about truth and falsehood" had been replaced with "a rather ponderous Hollywood message about civilisational decline".

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

At some point, I complained to my mom about the teasing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

It's not hard to imagine him going toe-to-toe with battled-hardened lower-league centre forwards - despite teasing from the school reception staff.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

I tried to practice like the teacher told us to, but Celia kept teasing me for being too intense.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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