growing pains

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

All the growing pains Neckien went through appear to have gone away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Anything higher isn’t a pilot with growing pains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

She then started complaining of pain in her leg, which Emma put down to growing pains, so she gave her a bath.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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