preadolescence
Example Sentences
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"It seems like wherever you had your developmental life preadolescence and adolescence tends to be where your thermostat is tuned."
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023
When McEnroe launched his partnership with the Sportime Randall’s Island Tennis Center in 2010, he said he wanted to challenge the industry orthodoxy that called for full immersion in the sport from preadolescence on.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2013
But the theme of perpetually arrested preadolescence has always been Disney’s first commandment.
From Time ● Jun. 1, 2012
In general, independent movies for adult audiences, with no need to pander to marketing insight, do a much better job portraying preadolescence.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2011
The same principles should carry over into the intermediate, or preadolescence, age.
From How to Teach Religion Principles and Methods by Betts, George Herbert
