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

He has one adult son, from whom he is estranged, and a niece.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Two adult gray whales washed up dead in the nearby Ocean Shores area earlier in April, Cascadia Research Collective said.

From BBC • 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

Given my job now, why didn’t Frances Miranda Gonzagaga ever arrange to update my exterior shell to make me look like an adult?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix