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tween

[tween] / twin /


'tween


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The Crow runs a stand-up comedy camp for 7-12-year-olds, a six-week intensive tween program and a showcase called “The Kids Are Fine, Not Great” that pairs college comics and professionals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

“When we spoke to a tween girl, they would tell us that Claire’s didn’t feel like it was for them anymore,” Goad said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

It was a choice be tween flies and even more heat, Amaka had said, swiping at them.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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 squeeze the book ’tween the bed frame and the wall till it wedges in tight, then I jump up quick.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome


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