growing pains

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In the process, her editorial choices and growing pains as a new TV executive have drawn the ire of many longtime staffers, particularly at “60 Minutes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

So you can imagine there will be growing pains.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The question is whether these cracks signal a deeper problem — like the seeds of a widespread financial crisis — or if this is simply a period of growing pains in a maturing asset class.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Arthur said: "After all, Galahad is only a child! He has growing pains, perhaps. I don’t think we ought to judge him unkindly for little faults of social intercourse."

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White