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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For what might have been the first time in her adult life, Kyra was not seen as preternaturally desirable compared with her peers.
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Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Every waking moment of his adult life had been spent building Apple— long days, longer nights.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
That was a consensus opinion all my adult life.
—NBC news, 10 May 2026
Ward, who officially arrived in western Massachusetts this week, has spent much of her adult life moving around the country alongside her husband and their son Romeo.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
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Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Every waking moment of his adult life had been spent building Apple— long days, longer nights.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
That was a consensus opinion all my adult life.
—NBC news, 10 May 2026
Ward, who officially arrived in western Massachusetts this week, has spent much of her adult life moving around the country alongside her husband and their son Romeo.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
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“Adult life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adult%20life. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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