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adulthood

[uh-duhlt-hood] / əˈdʌlt hʊd /








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The findings point to a clear trend: gaining weight earlier in adulthood has the strongest impact on long-term health.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

It had never made a strong enough impression to follow me into adulthood, and so it didn’t.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

"Friends," which followed the lives of six New Yorkers navigating adulthood, dating and careers, drew a massive following and made megastars of previously unknown actors.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Crimson is one of the youngest mountain lion cubs the zoo has ever cared for, and ensuring he reaches adulthood is no easy task.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The checks that exist in nature are such that out of the millions of young produced by each pair only enough, on the average, survive to adulthood to replace the parent fish.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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