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growing pains

NOUN
adolescent pain
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Also on the agenda is the president’s third-country removal policy and the growing pains of SCOTUSblog.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

A different member of the party's top team said, "hopefully, it's just growing pains".

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

This case — and the many pending ones behind it — are growing pains for a generation that will profit from social media’s rise, as Agostino sees it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

The growing pains of his quick transition have been quite public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Arthur said: "After all, Galahad is only a child! He has growing pains, perhaps. I don’t think we ought to judge him unkindly for little faults of social intercourse."

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White



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