teens

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Under Goad’s brand leadership, Claire’s is shifting its focus from little girls to tweens and young teens, concentrating on appealing to what she calls the messy middle between childhood and adolescence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Following the coronavirus pandemic, Jenson had struggled with anxiety and depression, and eventually started being home schooled, when he was in Year 8 and approaching his teens.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

During my teens and then in therapy, I had read a lot of Freud, Carl Whitaker and R.D.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Soon, karate students — toddlers, teens and grown-ups — will fill the space, heeding the shouted instructions of their silver-haired sensei, Gerry Blanck.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

He wore a long black coat, made of some silky material, and he appeared barely out of his teens: a spattering of acne glistened on one cheek.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman