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preadolescence

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as in adolescence

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Recent Examples of preadolescence Instead, the rats concerned acted normally until given their preadolescence doses of THC. — The Economist, 19 Oct. 2019 Yet there’s no better example of the genius of Big Mouth—a comedy that nails the sophomoric physical humor of preadolescence but whose hilarious portrait of puberty is really a mirror held up to adult sexuality—more than what follows. — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Oct. 2019

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Like the real lives of American teens, the show made the everyday problems of high school and teen relationships feel like life and death, giving a gravitas to adolescence desperately needed.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026
The World Health Organization’s definition of adolescence from 10-19 years of age is not a categorization routinely used for surgical decision-making.

— Kavitha Ranganathan, STAT, 29 June 2026

Definition of adolescence

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If the first eight steps, rising amid the site’s oak and maple trees, can be viewed as his birth and boyhood in the state, those at the summit reflect his later years of anguish and trial.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Cazorla returned to his boyhood club in 2023, having been one of several former players who bought shares in the club in 2012 when Oviedo faced financial difficulties.

— Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of boyhood

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The idea was to reflect girlhood through different periods of American history, showing the changes and similarities in books and their accompanying dolls and historically accurate outfits.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
As can be found in the books, Laura Ingalls (played by Alice Halsey) and her older sister Mary (Skywalker Hughes) have very different ways of going about girlhood.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 June 2026

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