adulthood
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During early adulthood this process is balanced, so bone resorption equals bone formation.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
Tournaments once so defined now blur into adulthood ambivalence, postcards plotted along the timeline of your life, the details growing grainy.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
Moderate exercise has been shown to improve learning among students from elementary school through young adulthood, and the effects on attention, memory and executive function are well-documented, pediatricians say.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
The money in the accounts may also help foster children when they reach adulthood.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
If I had grown to adulthood in a Dinka village like my brothers and sisters before me, I would have had many relatives and many traditions to guide me along the way.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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