preteen

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In one training session filmed for posterity, a preteen Brunson asked his dad how many repetitions he had to do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Their preteen daughter, Suri, played in the front seat of the truck.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The Kim regime figures other nations won’t subject preteen girls to arduous training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Soon after leaving that program in 2022, Audrey, who is now 21, was diagnosed with a second chronic illness: EDS, which she’d likely been living with since she was a preteen.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

Well, sure, when he put it like that, I could see that I was never going to become a preteen real estate mogul if I wasted earnings by renting rather than buying.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen