born with

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The parents of a five-year-old girl born with holes in her heart have stressed the importance of prenatal diagnoses after multiple scans failed to pick up her condition.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Some singers are born with it: a teardrop in their voice that grabs you by the heart and refuses to let go.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Loneliness "is like an illness you're born with and can't cure", he said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

"The study shows that we are born with different genetic predispositions and that it is difficult to bring about long-term change in this regard through policy measures."

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

“Three generations of Samuelses. He’s the only one born with a chance of inheriting land. Mr. Thompson’s going to leave his land to his sons. What’re you going to leave?”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes