growing up

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The influencer noted that his “trauma” from growing up in The Magic City has since been “released.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Earlier in the Commons, Sir Keir defended Phillipson and her "incredible story of social mobility and success" after growing up in poverty.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Lariba said growing up gay in her country often meant trying to survive while navigating societal expectations and silence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Experts have suggested the association could likely be explained by the “farm effect,” in which children growing up around animals and agriculture have been shown to have stronger immune systems.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

From what I know, Dad and Melissa were close growing up, but they had an epic fight years before I was born.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller