birthday
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The mother-of-two, married to an economics professor with a ponytail, is a fan of heavy metal band System of a Down and held a "Sex and the City"-themed party for her 40th birthday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Another recalled a parent who successfully lobbied to ban cupcakes from classroom birthday celebrations—only to protest when she was later barred from sending cupcakes for her own child’s birthday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Speaking to BBC Scotland News the day after his sister would have celebrated her 36th birthday, he said GPS monitoring would "absolutely make a difference".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Slate was one of the first news outlets I read regularly, so I’m really enjoying the birthday throwback.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
"The rose I gave your mother for her birthday once. I never did like it. The catalogue said it was red and it turned out pink."
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
I don’t know how you feel about birthdays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Every year, we give each of our daughters and sons-in-law $100 for their birthdays.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
So, based only on his current age of 80, Trump is likely to see eight more birthdays.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
That means the absence is not only felt physically, missing birthdays, school recitals, and holidays like Father's Day, but also emotionally.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
I looked at the wall where all our birthdays were written on cake-slice cutouts.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
