growing pains

Example Sentences

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Overcoming what felt like constant production problems and growing pains, the company sold enough of the cars in the first quarter of 2013 to eke out a slim profit.

From The Wall Street Journal

All the research conducted thus far has been carried out in good faith, he said, adding that these are relatively normal growing pains for a new scientific field.

From Barron's

Ms. Hillgrove, now 79 years old, came of age at a time when America itself was having growing pains.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also said the delays had been the result of "severe growing pains".

From BBC

It’s important to point out that these aren’t temporary growing pains.

From MarketWatch