drinking age

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The minimum legal age to buy or consume alcohol.

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  • The legal drinking age in the United States is 21.
  • What is the legal drinking age in Japan?
  • There's an ongoing debate about whether to lower the drinking age.
  • When I was in college, the drinking age was 18, but it changed.
  • He got into trouble for buying alcohol for someone below the drinking age.
  • Many European countries have a lower drinking age than North America.
  • If they raise the drinking age, it might lead to more unregulated parties.
  • Legislators are considering a proposal to standardize the drinking age across all provinces.
  • She was just a few months shy of the legal drinking age.
  • Reaching the drinking age is often seen as a significant milestone for young adults.