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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
the short stories of the novelist's nonage have only recently been discovered by scholars
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as in adolescence
the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
the indiscretions of his long-ago nonage have come back to haunt him now that he's a serious presidential contender
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While debating the bill, a majority of the party tried to label the legislation as unnecessary and predatory against kids who have a hard enough time navigating childhood.—
Matt Galka,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025 -
While anger is something everyone experiences at one time or another, most people learn to control it during childhood.—
Jeanne Phillips,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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It is thought to affect around 1 to 3 million Americans, and is more prevalent among women, most likely to develop during adolescence, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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With stories of our living ape relatives using medicine and information about the evolution of adolescence and emergence of genetic and neurological diversity, 2024 research delved into the human condition from a holistic perspective.—
Ryan McRae,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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By 2100, the measure could prevent some 48 million U.S. youth from starting to smoke.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The teenager was born in Gambia but has spent his youth career in the U.S. at Minnesota United and Philadelphia Union, before moving to LAFC in 2023.—
Colin Millar,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Nonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonage. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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