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growing pains

NOUN
adolescent pain
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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

So you can imagine there will be growing pains.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

Steve, what was important for you to show about this relationship between a father and an adult daughter with both of them still going through growing pains?

From Los Angeles Times

Overcoming what felt like constant production problems and growing pains, the company sold enough of the cars in the first quarter of 2013 to eke out a slim profit.

From The Wall Street Journal