adulthood
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We were inculcated with the importance of charity, love toward all, good works and humility, and urged to carry those virtues into adulthood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Japanese macaque - also known as a snow monkey - is about the size of a medium-sized dog once it reaches adulthood.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
When your first brush with adulthood involves endless consumption and no cost, it gives you the wrong idea of how the world works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“This means that children in the U.S. today are less likely to survive to adulthood and young adults are less likely to reach middle age than in prior years,” Woolf said.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
By the time the Termites reached adulthood, Terman’s error was plain to see.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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