adult
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Researchers found the odds of adult koalas being admitted into care or dying in the Australian state of New South Wales rose when average maximum temperatures over a seven-day period reached 27C.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Sibling rivalry does not always improve when you get older and embark on adult life.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 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
Given my job now, why didn’t Frances Miranda Gonzagaga ever arrange to update my exterior shell to make me look like an adult?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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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