by birth

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"Mechanical engineer and computer scientist by degree, independent game developer by experience, teacher by birth," according to his profile, which noted that he had an undergraduate degree from the California Institute of Technology.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

For my family, having kids who were U.S. citizens by birth was never about exploiting loopholes or taking advantage of taxpayers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Instead, he explicitly concluded that though Julia’s parents lacked any permanent domicile or “expectation of remaining” in the country, these facts did not prevent her from acquiring American citizenship by birth.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

The author is a Vermonter by birth; his mother was a divorced woman who raised him on her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

She gets pushed aside when she’s disfigured by birth, her children soon leave, her beauty is gone.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank