adult
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Traditional custodial accounts are available at most brokerages and let an adult, usually a parent, manage an account on behalf of a child of any age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
She has an adult daughter and a 14-year-old daughter still at home.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The average adult produces more than a liter of urine and over 100 grams of poo each day.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
I often wrestled with it as a young adult, if the past had actually been better than the present day.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Thirty minutes later, they walked into the adult detention center and stood in front of the receptionist.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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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