Perhaps it's because the Nikkei's wedged firmly above 13, 000, so they're treated to the girls in bloomers.

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In any case, the Kennedys have always been late bloomers.

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On the other hand, teens who are "late bloomers" can have minimal height changes until they have a larger growth spurt around the time of their relatively late puberty.

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