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birth

[burth] / bɜrθ /




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The 1994 tournament also gave birth to Major League Soccer, the largest first-division league in the world, and endowed a foundation that has funded grassroots soccer development for more than a generation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Bang is one of many South Koreans battling loneliness in a country where birth rates are among the world's lowest and almost half the population is 50 or older.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Kalshi requires users to give their address, at least part of their Social Security number, their phone number, date of birth and identity documentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In a corner of a ward, on a platform above the dirt floor, the wife of one of the fighters is about to give birth.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Fayetteville is Tornado Alley adjacent, in the Arkansas hills just east of the Oklahoma border, and since her parents are Okies by birth, they take the frequent watches and warnings seriously.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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