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teeny

[tee-nee] / ˈti ni /


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Those of us who watch all the major films in contention every year sometimes get a teeny tiny bit cross that not all of the people who actually vote do the same.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Researchers at the University of New Mexico analyzed samples of brain tissue from dead people, and found they contained a truly alarming amount of teeny tiny shards and flakes of polyethylene, and other polymers.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

We have a teeny little garden I’m working on finally, after 15 years, actually doing something with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Getting to the park required crossing perilous freeways, and it’s a teeny territory by lion standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

“You’re wearing huge culottes compared to Lauren’s awesome teeny shorts,” Tats reassures me.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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