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adolescence

noun as in state of puberty, preadulthood

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Prevention is the key, as obesity rarely resolves after adolescence.

"Limiting discretionary screen time in childhood and adolescence may protect long-term heart and metabolic health," said study lead author David Horner, M.D.,

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They get to say goodbye to adolescence on our sets in the most beautiful way.

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He spent his adolescence in Palm Springs, a town with “a thousand swimming pools and the constant hum of air conditioners,” in a basement apartment near the freeway.

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Trigger warning for any daughter who has ever had a fraught relationship with their mother: Gish Jen’s remarkable and heartbreaking latest book, “Bad Bad Girl,” may prompt a flood of feelings not felt since adolescence.

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