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She said she has three adult children in El Salvador and is helping two of them pay for college.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

When his adult son who happened to be working at Tatte stopped by with a question, Shaich zeroed in on a shadow of stubble he spotted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Assuming there are roughly 240 million adult U.S. citizens, the price tag would be $1.2 trillion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

"We talk a lot about the power of one caring adult in a child's life, and that could be a teacher or member of staff within the school," said Alistair Cope, head of Foster Wales.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Betsie cut three slices from the round loaf of bread while I looked around the table trying to decide which adult would be most enthusiastic about my decision to stay at home.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

China has a large—and growing—obesity problem and counts nearly 150 million diabetic adults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

There are nearly 270 million American adults, which means a $5,000 payout would cost the US government some $1.3 trillion.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

There are about 276.8 million adults aged 18 and over in the United States, according to Congressional Budget Office data, and doling out $5,000 to each would come to $1.384 trillion.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

According to the Census, 79% of the U.S. population of 342 million, as of last July, was 18 years or older, which means 270 million adults.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

They both wore tightly wrapped robes and the groggy, distressed expressions of adults who hadn’t expected to be awakened.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix