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birth

[burth] / bɜrθ /




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He pays particular attention to the underexamined situation of enslaved people—60% of illegitimate births were to women who had arrived in Florence as slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal

The brain goes through five distinct stages between birth and death, a new study shows.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Simply More” explores Erivo’s milestones lived and lessons learned between her birth in 1987 and June 2025, when we meet her at 38, preparing to star in “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Hollywood Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times

The government is also looking at ending the use of "confinement systems" in farming including caged hens and pig farrowing crates, which are used to contain sows during birth and nursing.

From BBC

She then found out that her son's birth mother was pregnant, and decided to put herself forward as a potential parent for this new baby, should that be needed.

From BBC