mentally stable

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But even the most mentally stable 16- or 17-year-old is hormonally conditioned to worry: About how they look, how they act, what they say, what other people say.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

Salah, who started his border patrol duties over two years ago, did not have any political affiliations and was mentally stable, the sources said, citing investigations with Salah's friends and family.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2023

Hinckley has been living in Virginia under restrictions since 2016, with an unconditional release taking effect on Wednesday after a judge declared him mentally stable.

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2022

District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman in Washington said he’d free Hinckley on June 15 if he continued to remain mentally stable in the community in Virginia where he has lived since 2016.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022

He had already pleaded guilty to the attack, but his lawyers had argued he wasn’t mentally stable enough to understand his actions — and should be sentenced to a hospital instead of prison.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2021