adult
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Prosecutor Michael Robertson asked Belov: "You were the adult in this situation, you could have just walked away couldn't you?"
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
People she met included a widow estranged from her adult children over financial woes, who stored piles of their belongings at their mother's home.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
People who consider themselves prepared should guarantee that their adult children know where their important end-of-life files are, Zuckerman said — but that’s likely not the case.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The most effective strategy involved sterilizing about 22% of adult female koalas each year in areas with the highest population densities rather than applying the approach across the entire region.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
“Not only am I uncomfortable at the idea of traveling without an adult, but I don’t know how to operate a train. Nic and JP most likely don’t either.”
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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