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teensy

[teen-see] / ˈtin si /


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A teensy stretch of trading weakness this year—a pause in rip-roaring gains, really—has left the valuation looking ordinary, despite a profit outlook that has no equal in history.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

She handed me a teensy, pink-and-green Lady Apple that looked like a toy and tasted like Smarties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Each of these teensy homes had been rendered by A.I. software and smoothed with an assist from more A.I. software.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

Before he made his final judgment, there was just one teensy item to attend to.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023

Mom explained that we’d left Phoenix in a teensy bit of a hurry, you know how that goes, and unfortunately, in all the commotion, she forgot to pack stuff like school records and birth certificates.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls