born

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I’d gleaned that Ma had been born in China and had been sold as a child to work as a servant to a wealthy Chinese family.

From Literature

“Do you mind if I ask what happened? Is it something you were born with, or —” I continue and then stop myself.

From Literature

The theatre itself also enters its fourth decade this year, with other highlights of its autumn season including the stage premiere of Stoke-on-Trent born Oscar winner Rachel Shenton's Gladstone Girls.

From BBC

Colin was born in a farm cottage more or less opposite the village shop and has lived in Little Weighton, a small village in the Yorkshire Wolds, ever since.

From BBC

He was born on May 23, 1986 in Oakland, California, across the bay from San Francisco.

From Barron's