growing pains
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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
Is this growing pains or the wobble before the fall?
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
This avian bystander may have recognized a fellow bird of prey in Coriolanus, whose role in the Roman ecosystem is necessary yet not fit for all purposes in a young democracy beset with growing pains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Mam tells Dad I’m bleeding through my bottom and he says I might have a case of the runs, which is common with the growing pains.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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