adolescent
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Iron deficiency anemia is especially common among pregnant women and adolescent girls in many developing countries.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
"Like all adolescent boys, guess what? I couldn't get out of bed," he said.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Lucio Campos decided to learn it when his adolescent daughter asked to go to South Korea for her 15th birthday.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
“It’s really concerning,” adds Talib, the director of adolescent medicine and co-director of pediatrics at Atria Health Institute in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
And I really do not think that America, adolescent and cocksure, a stranger to suffering and travail, an enemy of passion and sacrifice, is ready to probe into its most fundamental beliefs.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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