adulthood
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His therapy sessions raised questions like, “What does it mean to take your anger from childhood all the way into adulthood? Is that a kind of cancer?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
When I was a kid, I used to read “The Joy of Cooking” and imagine the elaborate parties I would someday throw for the friends I was certain adulthood would bring me.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Her symptoms worsened into adulthood with tears, blisters and sores.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The decision to sell comes after the couple’s eight children reached adulthood, leaving Love and Piesen with considerably less need for such an expansive family residence.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
No wonder that so few continue their creative aspirations into adulthood.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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