adult life

noun

: the period from the time one became an adult

I've worked here all of my adult life.

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Sara Sidner, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025 As part of the background investigation, the FBI reached out to people in Hegseth's past, including individuals Hegseth has known much of his adult life, according to multiple sources familiar with the FBI's outreach and other sources briefed on the process. —

Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025 Full, grew up in and out of foster care and started her adult life homeless. —

Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025 Jill and Marcy Clements grew up in Oklahoma but while Marcy stayed in her home state, Jill spent most of her adult life in California. —

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