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birthday

[burth-dey] / ˈbɜrθˌdeɪ /
NOUN
date of birth
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"The fact that this recognition comes at the start of our 125th birthday year makes them particularly special," he said.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

How are we spending so much on a birthday party?

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

Laurel and Dustin McQuate, from Breckenridge, Colo., visited Mallorca for the first time this month to celebrate a friend’s 50th birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

You may decide to do a trial run for your late husband’s birthday and maybe try something different for your anniversary.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

Instead, we celebrate my miraculous recovery of the watch case—I checked inside and four watches are still there, thankfully—and brainstorm birthday present ideas for Dad.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

I don’t know how you feel about birthdays.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

He was taking whatever DJ gigs he could get—weddings, milestone birthdays and once a daycare center.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Among all large IPOs between 1975 and 2021, the shares of close to half were below their IPO price on their third birthdays.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

So, based only on his current age of 80, Trump is likely to see eight more birthdays.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2026

In Congo, we celebrated major holidays, such as Christmas and Easter, not birthdays.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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