be born
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“I consider myself a small town person who happened to be born in the big city,” Park says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
It began when two married men asked Judge Marlon Weiss to issue a pre-birth order acknowledging them as the lawful parents of a child who was about to be born via surrogacy.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
A child is less likely to be born here than in the north, due to lower population growth rates.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Martin Van Buren, the first president to be born a U.S. citizen, spoke Dutch as his first language, as did Sojourner Truth.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
Then, almost unwillingly, he asked: “And...would you let him be born again?”
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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