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tease

[teez] / tiz /


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With that, “Chronovisor” and its obsessed protagonist enter a trancelike, analog-heavy state in which obscure texts in myriad languages tease a concealed parascientific history of potentially great importance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“My kids do tease me all the time, though, and say that it’s going to kill me.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“It’s a real challenge to try and tease out one thing out of the array of factors that undermine women’s health in these states,” said Eugene Declercq, a public health researcher at Boston University.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Analysts use statistical techniques like linear regression to help tease this out.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

She knew she wasn’t supposed to tease him.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

The Independent teases its new documentary on "kito" attacks in Nigeria on its front page, titled "Hunted".

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Her son, Jack, 34, whom she shares with ex-husband Dennis Quaid, often teases his mom about her home renovation process and has even branded her work “Meg-anized.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Ms. Peet’s portrayal, however, teases out Dianne’s yearning to be appreciated again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

Without sharing any details, Parker teases the situation will be addressed again next season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026

Imani teases me, we sip on our warm drinks, Kasim keeps finding reasons to come to our table, we giggle some more, and the couple sitting next to us finally moves to another table.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

He also teased the friendly competition between him and his partner, actress Keri Russell, who was up for an Emmy for her role in The Diplomat this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The comments from Newsom seemingly stunned Tapper in the two-minute clip, which teased a longer interview that is expected to air Tuesday morning.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

The former first son launched his namesake memecoin on Wednesday, less than two days after the project was teased in an exclusive story published by the Wall Street Journal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

McDaniel teased reporters when asked about Hampton’s expected usage, apologizing to fantasy owners for his inability to declare the running back the bell cow because of their other options he has to work with.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Don Pancho, one of our neighbors, knew how much I disliked emptying the bedpan and teased me whenever I ran into him.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

For the last several days, the company has been teasing a “Cybercab launch event” in its hometown of Austin, Texas.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

The company impressed Wall Street several weeks ago by teasing an improved profitability trajectory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Spidey Tracker info from the “Brand New Day” post-credits scene could be teasing that’s where Spider-Man will eventually land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Writing in The Times, Beard bemoaned that the poem's "erotic puzzles, the teasing ironies, the intriguing questions about truth and falsehood" had been replaced with "a rather ponderous Hollywood message about civilisational decline".

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

I send a few laughing faces in reply, so she knows I’m cool with her teasing me.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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