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tween

[tween] / twin /


'tween


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These days, she’s best known to the teen, tween and under set for her starmaking turn as “Red” in Disney’s “Descendants” franchise, with “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland,” which dropped last week.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 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

Everyone on the ’tween deck is awake in an instant.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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