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Streep might have the preternatural prowess of a woman born to embody characters and perform them before a camera.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

When infants are born, the adults pass them around constantly.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Born in Cuernavaca in February 1982, Harfuch was raised by his mother alone, but was born with politics and the military in his blood.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Hepburn was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929, in Brussels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“So, Mamá, you were born in Turkey, but you felt Spanish? Just like I was born here in Cuba but feel like I’m Turkish too?”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar