born

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Many baby boomers, born to parents who grew up in the Great Depression, are living well on their savings, aided by steady Social Security checks and decades of stock-portfolio gains that they can now tap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“Sure, yeah, I love horses,” said Islas, who was born in Los Angeles but grew up in San Diego and still lives there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

They wasted little time in sharing those moments as the documentary airs less than four months since their son, Ziggy, was born.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I was born in the wee hours of Dec.15, 1980 at St. Mary’s Hospital, now Hoboken University Medical, the same hospital where Frank Sinatra was born.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

“Everyone is born and everyone dies,” said Gran.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff