adolescence

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Meanwhile, my sister was born, and throughout her childhood and most of her adolescence, my dad insisted they were moving back to Argentina.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Social media has poisoned adolescence, and digital technology has widened the gulf between children and parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

During adolescence, the body's internal clock naturally shifts later, meaning teenagers tend to feel alert later at night than adults do.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Throughout his childhood and early adolescence, Godoy took multiple acting courses, including one with seasoned Mexican thespian Silverio Palacios.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

He was only twelve then, but he could have been twenty-two: his quick-fire intelligence was already being cooled by gravity, the brittle self-assuredness of adolescence already annealing into the self-confidence of adulthood.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee