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adolescence

[ad-l-es-uhns] / ˌæd lˈɛs əns /


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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

He’s graduating into multiplexes having spent his adolescence writing, directing, editing, composing and market-testing what people want to watch.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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

The two know each other from grade school years earlier but hadn’t been friends, and now they’re gawky teenagers practiced in the supreme virtue of adolescence, which is to be cool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Clara’s adolescence passed calmly in her parents’ large house with its three courtyards.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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