drinking age
noun
: the age at which a person can legally buy and drink alcohol
The drinking age in the U.S. is 21.
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The rise of the New Wave intersected with another big change at rock clubs: The raising of the drinking age in numerous states, including Massachusetts and Connecticut, leading up to the passage of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Kenyan authorities are considering sweeping regulatory changes that would raise the minimum drinking age from 18 to 21, and limit the sale of alcohol to pubs, bars, and licensed shops.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 2025
There's no one clear reason for alcohol's decline in popularity among Gen Z, but experts have pointed to several possible factors, including the rise of the legal drinking age to 21 and the way social drinking has evolved.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The latest improbable yet inescapable sequel series premieres 21 years after Dexter first emerged, and like most Floridians who just reached legal drinking age, there’s nothing sober about it.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 July 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Kenyan authorities are considering sweeping regulatory changes that would raise the minimum drinking age from 18 to 21, and limit the sale of alcohol to pubs, bars, and licensed shops.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 2025
There's no one clear reason for alcohol's decline in popularity among Gen Z, but experts have pointed to several possible factors, including the rise of the legal drinking age to 21 and the way social drinking has evolved.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The latest improbable yet inescapable sequel series premieres 21 years after Dexter first emerged, and like most Floridians who just reached legal drinking age, there’s nothing sober about it.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 July 2025
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“Drinking age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20age. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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