adulthood

Though I enjoyed an enviable private school education, I didn’t hear the word Nakba until adulthood.

This approach is apparent even among those who haven’t yet hit adulthood, with some teens who set up portfolios already saving for financial milestones such as buying a home.

“The cunning they used to survive a hustler’s childhood,” Ms. Collinsworth observes, “had become a streak of ruthlessness in their adulthood.”

“Her adulthood started a little bit early when she became my mom at the tender age of 17,” he wrote at the time.

The high school freshman appearing at the top of the fourth season slams against the door of adulthood.