tease
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The Texas legislature has passed laws to encourage companies to list shares in Texas, and they tease more are to come.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Both sides' refusal to apply pressure when the opposition attempted to tease them out is best illustrated by a statistic that looks to quantify how intensely a team presses.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
My friends sometimes tease me for being the only remaining “cool one.”
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026
Given how they tease and finish each other’s sentences, it sure feels that way.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
“You mustn’t tease the children, Peter,” Aunt Eliza said.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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
Howeth teases, will relate to some of the L.A. attraction’s character groups and themes, as well as its overall story.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Set to a throbbing synth bassline, the song teases fans by interpolating a line from her 1980s classic Into The Groove: "Out here on the dance floor, I feel so free."
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
History teases at a third possibility: Warsh succeeds as chair and still disappoints Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
“Tsk, tsk, Mare,” he teases, shaking a finger at me.
From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard
This week, Carlson teased an interview with podcasters Joel Webbon and J.D.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Fury was present at the UFC's White House show on 14 June and teased a "massive announcement" from White before revealing he would be promoted by Alalshikh.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Now whenever he tells me not to buy a piece of real estate, I buy it,” she teased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
He separately teased an upcoming announcement about a funding pool “based on hybrid quantum and quantum computing algorithms.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Yet after all my task was not an easy one; often I would rather have pleased than teased him.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
The trailer also offers a glimpse into Sally and Gillian’s present lives — with the latter teasing the former’s apparent lack of love life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
McGinn, 31, says he harbours regrets about sometimes teasing other kids in his own youth for wearing glasses, now that he appreciates how challenging it can be.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, attending the summit as a guest, could not resist teasing Macron, an avowed fan of PSG's bitter southern rivals Olympique de Marseille.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
If Charles was spotted eating a bologna sandwich for lunch, you risked teasing if that’s what your mom put in your bag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
He laughed and said, “You dog children, come here,” which is hard to explain, but is a nice teasing thing to say.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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