tender age
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Mills was born in Southampton in 1973, and started his radio career at the tender age of 16 - becoming the UKs youngest presenter on Power FM in Hampshire.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
“Her adulthood started a little bit early when she became my mom at the tender age of 17,” he wrote at the time.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
Entering parliament at the tender age of 30, he became leader of the D66 just a year later, the youngest ever to hold the post.
From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025
Open at the tender age of 20 over Harry Vardon, a British golf titan credited with inventing the modern grip and swing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2025
Even at the tender age when I didn’t yet know my real name, I was puzzled by the hypocrisy of celebrating a people everyone looked down on.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
