by birth
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The couple married in 2022, according to a marriage certificate, and Serrano was born in Puerto Rico, making him a US citizen by birth.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
"Mechanical engineer and computer scientist by degree, independent game developer by experience, teacher by birth," according to his profile, which noted that he had an undergraduate degree from the California Institute of Technology.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
Kavanagh, 78, is a New Englander by birth and Californian by choice.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Was it that they seemed unaware that native Puerto Ricans like Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, are citizens by birth?
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026
Lord Petyr's fa-ther had been the smallest of small lords, his grandfather a landless hedge knight; by birth, he held no more than a few stony acres on the windswept shore of the Fingers.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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