adulthood
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I won’t bore you with our dismal record, but being on the team was the most transformative experience of my young adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Her ties to the Big Apple have continued into adulthood.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Researchers found that people who faced ongoing financial difficulties or persistently low income during early and middle adulthood tended to perform worse on cognitive tests by the age of 53.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw, the series follows five 20-something housemates in Queens as they navigate the pleasures and perils of early adulthood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Only two of their children, Patsy and Polly, lived to adulthood.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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