adulthood
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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
If the timing system that controls development fails, an organism may never progress through the stages needed to reach adulthood.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Both came to their politics in their early adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
On an afternoon in 1903, long before the big cars and the ranch and all the money, Howard began his adulthood with only that air of destiny and 21 cents in his pocket.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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