maturity
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A queen bee reaches maturity in about 16 days, while worker bees require roughly 21 days.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
In the next quarterly filing, the loan’s stated maturity date was updated, but the value of the loan had barely budged.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
It’s more of a comrade, understanding, empathy and having the maturity and the experience to understand what he went through as a man, as a human being.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
"I didn't have the mental or the emotional maturity to understand what that meant," she told the BBC.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
My picture of Mother and Momma embracing on the train platform has been darkly retained through the coating of the then embarrassment and the now maturity.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing maturity
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Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 2
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