adults

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Societal division and the future of the country are sources of deep anxiety for 62% and 75% of adults respectively.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

According to estimates cited by researchers, as many as one in four adults globally may have some form of fatty liver disease, while more than 100 million people in the United States are affected.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

"It's sort of like Spider-Man for adults in a sense," says Li.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Large-scale population studies have found that autistic adults are up to three times as likely to have depression compared with non-autistic people.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Apparently the children had understood far more about the family’s troubles than the adults in their lives imagined they did.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood