growing pains

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Which isn’t to say the Grand Prix came without growing pains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Anything higher isn’t a pilot with growing pains — it’s a system causing harm at scale.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 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

The growing pains were worth it, she said, because her story reached audiences who might never have picked up her books.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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