adult
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In part, this archetype, as Fiedler dubs it, reflects our literature’s recurrent failure to deal honestly with adult heterosexual love and its attendant responsibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
A cinema has banned under-16s from screenings after 19:00 BST unless they are accompanied by a "responsible adult".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Among all the amino acids tested, cysteine produced the strongest regenerative effect on both stem cells and progenitor cells, which eventually mature into adult intestinal cells.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
It would also continue to block new adult applications, a cutback imposed last year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
There are ten fifteen.and-unders in total on the Ranch; the six of us girls share this room, and the four boys have a room closer to where the adult dorms are.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Vocabulary lists containing adult
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 1
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Middle School
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Introductory
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