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To understand the issue, I went back to a book published in 1954, 20 years before I was born: Peter Drucker’s “The Practice of Management.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Many species of birds are philopatric, meaning they either stay in the area they were born or regularly return to the same place to mate.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Johannes Radebe was born in South Africa and first appeared on the country's own version of Strictly Come Dancing in 2014.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

JW: I was born and raised in L.A., so it’s part of living here.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“I was born here. I’m a born citizen!”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu