adolescence
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Children are almost always treated with special deference in American law, because lawmakers understand and respect the significance of adolescence and the necessity of parental guidance.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Kaepernick’s book discusses his life up to this point, from his childhood and adolescence to his current justice activities and life with his wife, Nessa Diab, and daughter.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
It’s difficult to go from elementary school and childhood—where everyone is roughly the same—to middle school and adolescence, when everyone is growing up at different rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Feelings bubbled up uncontrollably: inconsolable howls in infancy, classroom meltdowns in childhood, rages in adolescence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
True concluded triumphantly, “God or man, he embodies all the radiant energy of the adolescence of western art.”
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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