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- adjective dated Alternative spelling of
teenage .
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Examples
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At the level of cells and synapses, teen-age brains simply find some songs more rewarding to hear, even when the listeners say they don't like the tunes on questionnaires and surveys, the scientists said.
Songs Stick in Teens' Heads Robert Lee Hotz 2011
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My teen-age daughter, who's fallen for Mexico, and who's graduating from highschool next year, has told me she "has" go to Mexcio for her university degree.
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In Ellie, we spend one day in the life of a damaged teen-age girl whose reckless behavior hides a grave secret; The Family Rubin finds a seemingly happy couple and their young son, whose questionable lifestyles begin to tear at the seams; and finally, Elmer & Iris explores the life of an elderly couple who prove that love can overcome almost anything, even death.
Trying in Vain to Breathe the Fire We Was Born In « Gerry Canavan 2009
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The picture they paint of Corman is of an energetic guy who seized the reins of production and found ways to do things as quickly and cheaply as possible, while tapping into a restless teen-age audience's desires.
Marshall Fine: Movie review: Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel Marshall Fine 2011
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Joining him on the descent to the underground base camp is Josh Rhys Wakefield, Frank's rebellious teen-age son, who looks like Justin Bieber, if he grew a foot without sprouting body hair.
Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Sanctum Marshall Fine 2011
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With the weight of her head now irrelevant, Rocci allowed her thoughts to rummage through the rustle of her past, kicking beyond the cans of her childhood, teen-age years, and adulthood, drawing her up to the day she met Charlie.
She Once Told Charlie Calib Donigan 2012
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You ask you husband to leave two weeks ago in the hopes of strengthening your marriage and what is the first thing he does but runs off to Argentina in a teen-age hormonal rage.
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I had two teen-age kids, a few trusted colleagues, and some dear friends.
BJ Gallagher: Andrea Tobor: Taking Action to Overcome Fear BJ Gallagher 2011
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My teen-age daughter, who's fallen for Mexico, and who's graduating from highschool next year, has told me she "has" go to Mexcio for her university degree.
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It was chance that made me aware of two teen-age girls stuck in a system that simply wasn't fair, and certainly no fault of their own.
Kate Moulene: America's Abandoned Children Kate Moulene 2011
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