adulthood
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“We can make sure foster youth enter adulthood with assets, opportunity and a stronger path to independence.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
One of the greatest lessons of adulthood took place in the quiet confines of my apartment kitchen.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
The stores sell dresses for proms, special occasions and quinceañeras, a Latin American rite of passage celebrating a young girl’s 15th birthday and her transition to adulthood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Season three picks up half a decade after the characters left high school, following them into a far darker and more fractured version of adulthood.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“Our dependents are now sixteen. They stand on the precipice of adulthood, and it is now up to them to decide what kind of people they will be.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing adulthood
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