adolescence
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Feelings bubbled up uncontrollably: inconsolable howls in infancy, classroom meltdowns in childhood, rages in adolescence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"We should enjoy adolescence," Dr Busby says, "but they can't do what they enjoy doing, what their peers are enjoying doing."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Among girls, greater amounts of light intensity physical activity since childhood were associated with better working memory during adolescence.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Among boys, greater participation in guided physical activity from childhood through adolescence was linked to better working memory.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Most mothers worry when their daughters reach adolescence, but I was the opposite.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing adolescence
Power Suffix: -escence
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