girlhood

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Noun
  • After months of clashes on multiple issues, the 2025 legislative session ended last week with new legislation passed on the state budget, early childhood education, gun safety, affordable housing and electricity prices.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
  • Reactive narcissism, however, tends to form as a response to neglectful, inconsistent or abusive childhood experiences.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • In the study, 32 male mice six to 21 weeks of age – the equivalent of adolescence to early adulthood in humans – were split into two groups.
    Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 3 June 2025
  • He was inspired by the rock music of his adolescence: Kiss, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and UFO.
    Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
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“Girlhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlhood. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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