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
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
The host often mined his track record of uncoolness for punchlines, like when a 2022 headline about supply-chain problems led to a joke about an awkward adolescence spent avoiding team sports.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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
His body was rearranging itself toward manhood, and he was shaken by the veering winds of adolescence.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing adolescence
Power Suffix: -escence
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