as in development
the time when a person becomes an adult
The film is about a young man's coming-of-age.
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The development is the latest as Syria's new leaders have struggled since toppling former President Bashar Assad in December 2024 to assert their full authority over the country torn by nearly 14 years of civil war.—
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The program required the developments to remain affordable for more than a half-century to receive the funding.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Brands latest portrait follows Washington from early life through his maturation as a general and leader, and situates the first president among his many allies and rivals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The former means that more surface area of the whiskey is exposed to wood, and the latter means the maturation process is accelerated as the liquid expands during periods of intense heat into the pores of the barrels.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
1 Jan. 2026
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The rise in debt supply is driven by large debt maturities and heavy state government issuance, which may push up yields and compounding pressures on the economy.—
Subhadip Sircar,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Scott Galloway makes a similar point in Notes on Being a Man, arguing that today’s boys are growing up in a world that hasn’t adapted to this slower arc of maturity.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Microsoft said the initiative reflects its belief that AI infrastructure can succeed only if surrounding communities benefit alongside technological growth.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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In 2021, rent growth in Boise topped out about 30% year-over-year, Warnock said.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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That heritage continues to shape its modern evolution.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Cenci and colleagues connected Little Red Dots and direct collapse black holes while running high-resolution simulations of cosmic evolution in the early universe.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Coming-of-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming-of-age. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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