adult

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The analysis revealed previously unknown patterns of connectivity, including direct links between cell types that had not been known to connect in the adult brain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

A few days later they were joined by an adult female that had spent 14 months at Wildwood Trust being rehabilitated and prepared for independent living.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In the same vein, all the adult children out there can ask their parents if they want to be part of their “family plan” for getting taxes done.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“The West Wing” actor Busfield has three adult children from two previous marriages and is the stepfather to Gilbert’s two adult sons from her two previous marriages.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

All that they knew, they had learned from eavesdropping on adult conversations.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood