adult
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A British passport costs around £100 for an adult, while the certificate of entitlement costs £589.
From BBC
“This gives doctors another option to help adults who need more weight loss after being on the 2.4 milligram dose,” the Danish drugmaker said.
This research stands out as one of the largest and most detailed investigations to date, examining diet quality, metabolomic data, and CHD risk in nearly 200,000 U.S. adults followed for more than 30 years.
From Science Daily
"Romito 2," a young person with notably shortened limbs who was once believed to be male, rested in the arms of "Romito 1," thought to be an adult female.
From Science Daily
They also considered how long individuals might be exposed, differences in body weight between children and adults, and the time required for harmful effects to develop.
From Science Daily
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