adult
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Aging parents can bring out the worst in adult children, who vie for control of their parents’ attention, their love and their finances.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
"I really do think it's a problem. I'll have to live with that anxiety until my daughter becomes an adult."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
In part, this archetype, as Fiedler dubs it, reflects our literature’s recurrent failure to deal honestly with adult heterosexual love and its attendant responsibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Nearly one in four adults over 40 lives with painful osteoarthritis, a condition that can make everyday movement difficult and is one of the major causes of adult disability.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
It seemed that every adult disagreed with me.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing adult
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 1
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Introductory
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