adult
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Traditional custodial accounts are available at most brokerages and let an adult, usually a parent, manage an account on behalf of a child of any age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
She has an adult daughter and a 14-year-old daughter still at home.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The average adult produces more than a liter of urine and over 100 grams of poo each day.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
“Active adult and move-up segments have outperformed relative to the entry-level, where affordability concerns remain intense,” he says.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
According to the adult spirits who cared for them, Leila and Frankie were happily growing up in Summerland just as they would have at home: “Your children live for you here and love you deeply.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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