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Recent Examples of preteen
Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
At the most recent Community Day in early August, a crew of five preteen boys (and their dads) joined more than 300 players at the Charlie Yates Golf Course in Atlanta.
—Sydney Haywood, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2025
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
In the film, one culprit is Radha, an androgynous preteen suffering through the gender codifications of early puberty.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Current safety features used by Roblox include chat filters that prevent users under 13 from sending direct messages unless parental controls are adjusted and filters that block inappropriate language and attempts to direct preteen users off the platform or to solicit personal information.
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Because of time’s arrow, my daughter, who was once a toddler, is now a preteen.
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Having no cool aunt of my own and no elder sisters, just teenage babysitters and camp counselors (each with their own unique but tenuous grasp on anatomy and reproductive science), the book felt warm, inviting, and—perhaps most important to my terrified, bleeding, self—safe.—
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Investigators said the teenage couple then stole money from a lockbox or safe at the grandmother's home, which escalated the crime from murder to capital murder.—
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Police did not share how the teen obtained the gun.—
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The teen was playing basketball at the park when he was approached by a group of young adults, who asked the teen if he was affiliated with a gang and tried to start a fight, police said.—
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Both the barn owl and the center’s 14-year-old eastern screech owl were rescued as young animals.—
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That is a recipe for political disruption that defies classic lines between Republicans and Democrats and between conservatives and liberals − particularly among younger voters who have less history with and allegiance to either party.—
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Damon Leonard, 47, also from Pleasanton, Kansas, faces abandonment of a corpse charges in Bates County relating to the teenager’s death.—
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When a Black teenager is executed by police on Juneteenth and no evidence remains to contest the official account, CYCLE reveals the widening rift between what the system claims and what a mother’s relentless pursuit of truth exposes.—
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Police were called before the shooting with a report of underage drinking at the event center, where vendors were serving alcohol to minors, the affidavit said.—
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This change comes after Grok received a dressing-down from users and international officials for complying with requests to digitally undress women and underage girls or create sexualized deep fakes of them without their consent.—
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Right after the holidays, the tween posted TikTok videos of her wearing the statement necklace with a blue camouflage jacket, black pleated skirt and a bright blue wig.—
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Disney Channel Kids The tween audience of the early aughts had multiple networks catering to them, and Disney Channel’s musical ascent was just beginning.—
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced major changes to its childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, an age-by-age guide for health care providers on when to vaccinate children to protect them from preventable diseases.—
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The show channels a certain energetic, zany sense of humor viewers could recognize from their own adolescent friendships and antics, culminating in a five-season run and a 2021–2023 revival on Paramount+.—
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If packing your kids’ lunch for school was an Olympic sport, my mother would have been a gold medalist every year.—
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This can be as simple as displaying your kids' art on the fridge or as involved as involving your partner in paint choices.—
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“Preteen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preteen. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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