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tease

[teez] / tiz /


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Their data categories, such as for managers, may have been too broad to tease out the effect of DEI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Guthrie, 54, read the tease of news stories at the top of the NBC morning program and made only a brief reference to her absence before heading into the day’s stories.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The movie’s real twist is in everything that follows the trailer’s tease.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Eunhee would worry about whether her son was eating or sleeping enough, and tease him about how long his hair was growing.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Christmas Eve was also a time when the children could tease their father and know there would be no sudden explosion or descent into fury.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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