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  • noun Plural form of pre-teen.

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Examples

  • It's the kind of movie that's aimed at pre-teens, which is exactly what my son was when he, his Mom, and I all went to see it in 2004.

    unknown title 2011

  • In this cafeteria, wall posters on one side warned pre-teens and teenagers about drug abuse, addiction and the consequences of unsafe sexual activity, while a large sign on the other proclaimed that here, "every student eats every meal, every day" -- suggesting that many students would struggle with hunger otherwise.

    Sabrina Stevens Shupe: How Do We Move Mountains? Sabrina Stevens Shupe 2011

  • They don't want to be bamboozled by jargon but nor do they respond favorably to being marketed to like pre-teens cooing at the latest Justin Bieber add-on.

    Belinda Parmar: The Technological Gender Divide Belinda Parmar 2011

  • They don't want to be bamboozled by jargon but nor do they respond favorably to being marketed to like pre-teens cooing at the latest Justin Bieber add-on.

    Belinda Parmar: The Technological Gender Divide Belinda Parmar 2011

  • In this cafeteria, wall posters on one side warned pre-teens and teenagers about drug abuse, addiction and the consequences of unsafe sexual activity, while a large sign on the other proclaimed that here, "every student eats every meal, every day" -- suggesting that many students would struggle with hunger otherwise.

    Sabrina Stevens Shupe: How Do We Move Mountains? Sabrina Stevens Shupe 2011

  • In some countries as many as 40% of pre-teens are on Facebook.

    Larry Magid: Zuckerberg Was Right: Why Facebook Should Welcome Kids Under 13 Larry Magid 2011

  • In some countries as many as 40% of pre-teens are on Facebook.

    Larry Magid: Zuckerberg Was Right: Why Facebook Should Welcome Kids Under 13 Larry Magid 2011

  • In this cafeteria, wall posters on one side warned pre-teens and teenagers about drug abuse, addiction and the consequences of unsafe sexual activity, while a large sign on the other proclaimed that here, "every student eats every meal, every day" -- suggesting that many students would struggle with hunger otherwise.

    Sabrina Stevens Shupe: How Do We Move Mountains? Sabrina Stevens Shupe 2011

  • In some countries as many as 40% of pre-teens are on Facebook.

    Larry Magid: Zuckerberg Was Right: Why Facebook Should Welcome Kids Under 13 Larry Magid 2011

  • In this cafeteria, wall posters on one side warned pre-teens and teenagers about drug abuse, addiction and the consequences of unsafe sexual activity, while a large sign on the other proclaimed that here, "every student eats every meal, every day" -- suggesting that many students would struggle with hunger otherwise.

    Sabrina Stevens Shupe: How Do We Move Mountains? Sabrina Stevens Shupe 2011

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