adulthood
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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
Corey Seemiller told me every generation tends to romanticize the version of young adulthood it experienced while quietly forgetting the parts that weren’t so glamorous.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Much of this myelination takes place after birth and continues until young adulthood.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 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
When the Termites were into their adulthood, Terman looked at the records of 730 of the men and divided them into three groups.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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