growing pains
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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
Stock investors tend to prefer growing pains to no growth at all, though.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Still, the growing pains show how investment banks are seeing mixed results as they look to cut costs and adapt how they hire young professionals out of college.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
But investigations found he had been accidentally poisoned with an overdose of vitamin D that had been prescribed for growing pains.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 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
