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born

[bawrn] / bɔrn /


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She was born in India and came to the U.S. as a young girl.

From The Wall Street Journal

Holbein was born to a family of artists in Augsburg, now in southern Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I went to do physics at university, followed by meteorology as a masters degree and I came back to Cornwall as I'm born and bred here," he said.

From BBC

All of us were born within an eight-year spread, so we had ample time together under its roof.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alex was a beautiful and beleaguered soul, born worried, born romantic, difficult and hopeful and apparently a shockingly good poker player.

From Los Angeles Times