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birthday

[burth-dey] / ˈbɜrθˌdeɪ /
NOUN
date of birth
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Assuming 7% growth, that could grow to roughly $180,000 by the child’s 18th birthday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Justin Derek Jennings, 41, of Laguna Niguel was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison in connection to the incident on his birthday in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Nicola, a poisons information specialist, had received her paddleboard for her 40th birthday just weeks earlier and had been excited about going on the trip run by Lloyd's company, Salty Dog Co Ltd.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

It turned out that even as he approached his 40th birthday, his soccer career wasn’t quite dead yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

And then I think of something else that didn’t occur to me on my birthday.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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