adult
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Transitioning from parenting a child to partnering with a full-grown adult can be difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Around 450 children attend Silver Rail Elementary School, which has more than 40 adult staff members, police say.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“The world, in my view, is changing faster than at any point in my adult life.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
CNN and CBS News both reported that four people -- three children and an adult -- were killed, citing law enforcement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
It was bothering Max more and more that he didn’t know the fourth adult with them, the woman beside him on the stairs.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Affected former students, including those who are now adults, are eligible for 24 months of free identity-protection services and identity-restoration help if there is identity theft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
A girl of 16 and a boy of 11 were found being kept in the same room as adults in the Mpumalanga centre.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
As strokes become more frequent among younger adults, more people may have to manage these challenges for decades.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
"At the same time, more people are surviving these strokes, which means more younger adults may be living with the long-term effects of stroke."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
Coal had been the recipient of lots of smiles from adults behind desks in his lifetime.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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