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tween

[tween] / twin /


'tween


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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

Claire's, founded in the US, first appeared on British high streets in the late 1990s selling jewellery and accessories mainly aimed at tween and teenage girls, and offering ear piercing services.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

In books, proper tween romance seems rarely greenlighted anymore—the genre that used to fill an entire shelf at Waldenbooks and Borders.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

By the time I filled the basket, the Aleut ship had sailed around the wide kelp bed that encloses our island and be tween our two rocks that guard Coral Cove.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

Inside, nearly everything above and below decks was rebuilt or replaced, and a new ’tween deck was sandwiched in between the cargo holds and the main deck, the original having been removed in the 1930s.

From New York Times Sep. 22, 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

“I’ll row the longboat out to the Susan Constant and hide in the ’tween deck.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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