growing pains
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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 touching moments of aspirational maturity are set against bouts of jealousy, public embarrassment and other adolescent growing pains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Dad comes home from his job at Rank’s Flour Mills and tells Mam I’m going through a stage, growing pains.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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