adolescence
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She said there was a "higher risk of depression, anxiety, poor sleep and poor health in adolescence that arises from smartphone use".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
By adolescence, while on the road with the Foo Fighters, Grohl would make herself useful by assisting the band’s tour manager.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Under Goad’s brand leadership, Claire’s is shifting its focus from little girls to tweens and young teens, concentrating on appealing to what she calls the messy middle between childhood and adolescence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
That pattern raises the possibility that psychopathy may be connected to differences in brain development across childhood and adolescence.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
Blanche’s face had the plumpness of adolescence, but in the flickering firelight of the great hall, wrinkles collected at her eyes and lips.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
Vocabulary lists containing adolescence
Power Suffix: -escence
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