adult
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Photos showed one of the seized Madagascar cockroaches was almost big enough to completely cover the palm of an adult hand.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Alex Matturri, a former CEO of S&P Dow Jones Indices, wrote on LinkedIn that his one-time employer was “the adult in the room” for sticking with its original policies.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Parents told us they are spending money to help their adult children with child care, rent, down payments for homes and vacations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
He’s an adult, living on his own and responsible for his own life and emotions.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
I tell Alex we should go, but he hyperventilates at the idea of going anywhere without an adult and says he’d rather get caught by the Guardians.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing adult
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 1
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Middle School
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Introductory
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