growing pains

Example Sentences

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Stock investors tend to prefer growing pains to no growth at all, though.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Which isn’t to say the Grand Prix came without growing pains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Anything higher isn’t a pilot with growing pains — it’s a system causing harm at scale.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Fitting James, Doncic and Reaves together came with growing pains, but pairing James and Kennard has felt simple.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Mam tells Dad I’m bleeding through my bottom and he says I might have a case of the runs, which is common with the growing pains.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt