tender age
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After spending time in Carlisle's youth teams, he made the move to Manchester City at the tender age of 12 in 2015.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
For her part Zoe, mature well beyond her tender age, dismisses the hype with a shrug.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
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 lives we had lived already, at such a young and tender age, gave way to many discussions about the future and what it held for us.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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