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teensy

[teen-see] / ˈtin si /


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A teensy stretch of trading weakness this year—a pause in rip-roaring gains, really—has left the valuation looking ordinary, despite a profit outlook that has no equal in history.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Beguiled by photos of teensy piglets, she chose the runt of the litter—a tiny, shivering nugget for $350.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

All that said, though, it’s hard not to feel a teensy bit bad for Philly fans after what they endured Thursday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

But when you’re typing in that little bar that appears at the bottom of Safari, the default web browser on iPhones, the keyboard is a teensy bit different.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2023

They look like two little waterfalls of hair, with a pink and a blue ribbon tied in a teensy pigtail on top of their heads.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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