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tender age

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  1. A young age, as in It's a great advantage to learn languages at a tender age. [Early 1300s]

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She bought the first for $2.7 million at the tender age of 17, before picking up a nearby home for $6 million.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Entering parliament at the tender age of 30, he became leader of the D66 just a year later, the youngest ever to hold the post.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

The decision was made to turn pro at the tender age of 18 and in May, she was signed by Matchroom.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

In 1980, at the relatively tender age of 24, David Sheff landed a journalistic coup in the form of a multipart interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025

But Noris was like me, she wanted to give herself to things, and at her tender age, she could only imagine giving herself to children.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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