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grown-up

[grohn-uhp] / ˈgroʊnˈʌp /




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Compared to the 30-year-old I interviewed five years ago, Piker looked considerably more grown-up.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

It’s telling that Neill’s first major film role outside of a few sleepy Australian movies was as a grown-up version of “The Omen” antichrist Damien Thorne in 1981’s “The Final Conflict.”

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

It helped me move to the San Francisco Bay Area for my first grown-up job.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Their grown-up children often aren't interested in taking on the family venture, he adds.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

It was just like a grown-up to lie.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm




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