be born
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The self-described “photo-historian,” 78, was inspired by a 1788 Benjamin Franklin quote: “I have sometimes almost wished it had been my destiny to be born two or three centuries hence.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
My child will be born into a city that has no traditional public school system; New Orleans went all-charter in 2019.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Just to be born to my parents, versus a lot of the kids I grew up with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
In 2023, the project celebrated the first white-tailed eagle chick to be born in the wild in southern England since 1780.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
And I’d rather work for something than be born with a silver spoon in my mouth any day!
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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