adult
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Eight existing prisons have been tasked with preparing special sections for children, where they will be kept separate from adult inmates.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Though Anthony was 17 at the time of the murder on 2 April 2025, under Texas law he was able to be charged as an adult.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
All the adult actors are very pretty, including the women, though the calculation—a helpful one—was to cast performers who don’t resemble the younger selves of the present-day characters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The most effective strategy involved sterilizing about 22% of adult female koalas each year in areas with the highest population densities rather than applying the approach across the entire region.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
“She has to keep her distance to make sure the arrows reveal themselves to you. You remember what happened the other times. Being an adult must suck.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing adult
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 1
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Middle School
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Introductory
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