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birthday

[burth-day] / ˈbɜrθˌdeɪ /
NOUN
date of birth
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Janae said she discovered Bridget's post while approaching her 40th birthday and struggling with feelings she had not expected.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Yet as Leon’s mom too, every milestone, accomplishment, and birthday that Ari reaches is shadowed by the realization that Leon should be experiencing just as much of life, by his brother’s side.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

King Charles met Donald Grant, 99, who will celebrate his 100th birthday next week on November 3.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Vanessa Perez figured she had a $50 balance on a Sephora birthday gift card before heading to a store in Merrillville, Ind., near her home to buy makeup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Then Sal, the one I’d met in town, asked if I was going to Karly’s birthday party.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

“I was moving to be with my granddaughter in an ordinary way. I wanted the ordinary — not just birthdays and holidays,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The number of children involved in care proceedings before they reach their first birthdays is at a persistently high level across England, according to experts who have published new figures.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Then I had one of those milestone birthdays earlier this year that makes you think about life, death and, hopefully, retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

It is a season in which a lot of energy is flowing out: two family weddings back-to-back, seven family birthdays between August and November, the usual work, a cookbook project, a documentary.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Since the Lilienthals were supportive of Bobby, he reciprocated with gifts: a television satellite dish, a vacuum cleaner, leather goods that he’d buy on trips to Vienna, and special gifts for birthdays and other holidays.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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