adulthood

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First, more than half—56%—of them make it to adulthood having never had a romantic relationship; that compares to more than 75% for previous generations.

From The Wall Street Journal

The team then tracked how the numbers of these cells changed as the mice moved from young adulthood to middle age and then to old age.

From Science Daily

Other Reese family members—H.B. had 16 children, 13 of whom survived into adulthood—wish Brad would do the same; a group of them recently issued a statement distancing themselves from his views.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the author’s sympathies extend well beyond the girls to the stalwart, fiercely protective aunt and grandmother who raise them, plus the many people who help shape their late adolescence and early adulthood.

From The Wall Street Journal

From early adulthood onwards, the body produces less collagen and existing collagen breaks down at a slightly faster rate.

From BBC