reach adulthood
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But once your kids reach adulthood and are independent, you may figure there’s no longer any need for life insurance.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
Even when they reach adulthood and run into trouble, we are told, some seek out the teachers and coaches who mentored them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
Because it is such a new drug, long-term outcomes are not known, but Megan said she believed this generation of babies with SMA would be the first to reach adulthood.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
In the wild, females spend their entire lives in their family groups, but males disperse when they reach adulthood to join looser, all-male societies governed by dominance hierarchies.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
“None of them reach adulthood like that,” she explained.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
