young adult
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The post-Mass young adult discussion group, once a gathering of about 25, now draws upward of 200.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
As a teenager and young adult, Jessica tried to learn more about her mom’s case.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
The victim, who is now a young adult, was finally identified and contacted after researchers saw a picture of her school uniform.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Erin Moriarity started saving and investing in her teens, and was “aggressively chasing FIRE” as a young adult “through very traditional behaviors: working, budgeting, and saving and investing,” she told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026
But she said that growing up and as a young adult, she never had a dentist to go to, so she had done her best.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
