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adulthood

noun as in age

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noun as in development

noun as in manhood

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noun as in manhood/womanhood

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noun as in unfolding

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Lindsay Lohan marked her own transition to adulthood with a Rolling Stone cover that trumpeted: “Hot, Ready and Legal!”

An early adulthood steeped in Latino activism led to a career in law, first as a federal public defender and later a Los Angeles County judge.

After all, my love for sour continues to prevail — and intensify — into adulthood.

Another was a guy I came to know in adulthood.

They are balancing work, sports participation and school as 15-, 16- and 17-year-olds, something that prepares them for college and adulthood.

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