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
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
If you were a tween girl in the 1990s or early 2000s, the arrival of a new one in the mailbox felt like an event.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Suzy’s pick: Ela Minus, “Día” Born in Bogotá, Colombia, and now based in Brooklyn, electronic artist-producer Gabriela Jimeno, or Ela Minus, first bonded with beats as a tween drummer in a hardcore band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
“So, what’s it like to be a tween millionaire?”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
“Speaking of ‘tween heartthrobs, Scott Brown is here.
From MSNBC ● Apr. 24, 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
"How do you deal with comments from managers such as 'I was born in 1962' and people referring to me as a 'tween?"
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2010
Grantland Rice broke down the most important matchups of the upcoming season, calling the Cleveland Bulldogs-Dayton Triangles game slated for Nov. 2 that year a “titanic tussle ‘tween two Gorgons of the gridiron.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2010
I head to a dark corner of the ’tween deck, hoping he won’t see me.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
