come of age

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Trust in institutions and fellow citizens has declined, and many young people have come of age amid political polarization, technological and economic change, unhinged social media, Covid-era isolation and geopolitical uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

So much done and so much left to do for a team that looks to have come of age.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

A few minutes in we meet an Ann who has come of age, now played by Amanda Seyfried in a performance of unwavering conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

We have to remember that the young adults sampled in the Yale poll are the first to come of age politically after the Great Recession and during the pandemic.

From Salon • May 8, 2025

And it was in this place where Mollie’s mother and father had come of age.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann