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Recent Examples of freeborn
The site will also showcase regional heroes of the Underground Railroad, including the work of Smith, a freeborn woman with African American heritage who spent 21 years of her life as Stevens’ house manager and confidante (and, some speculate, his common-law wife).
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Tracy Schorn, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
Robert—a man born in Africa, enslaved in America, and now a free farmer—and his freeborn African-American herbalist wife, Mary, had worked diligently to ensure this security for themselves and their children.
—Janet Barber, Scientific American, 9 Nov. 2021
Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times.
—James Romm, The New York Review of Books, 23 Sep. 2021
Tracy Schorn, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
Robert—a man born in Africa, enslaved in America, and now a free farmer—and his freeborn African-American herbalist wife, Mary, had worked diligently to ensure this security for themselves and their children.
—Janet Barber, Scientific American, 9 Nov. 2021
Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times.
—James Romm, The New York Review of Books, 23 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeborn
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So, in the UAE, we're partnered with Abu Dhabi, and there's two funds that have invested Mubadala, which is one of the sovereign wealth funds and IHC, another one of the sovereign wealth funds.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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More recently, the firm advised the government on many of its international bond sales and helped finance the sovereign wealth fund’s $55 billion purchase of Electronic Arts.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The McClatchy Commerce Content team, which is independent from our newsroom, oversees this content.—
Calesa Township,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Then, as president, Joe Biden twice said that the people of Taiwan should decide whether to be independent.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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The push for fully autonomous systems, agents that plan, reason, and act without human oversight, has created an automation theater where demos impress, but production systems disappoint.—
Joel Hron,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Larger mushroom systems could find applications in edge computing and aerospace exploration, while smaller iterations might enhance autonomous systems and wearable devices.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The stars say that Anderson’s ambitious, liberated ideas should carry through to womenswear.—
Maya AlZaben,
Vogue,
30 Sep. 2025
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Micro minis and short shorts dominated the runways, from Prada to Versace, underscoring a liberated, high-summer spirit.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Over 150 of the freed prisoners were deported to Egypt.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
13 Oct. 2025
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All the freed hostages were taken to the Re’im base close to the border for physical and mental checks.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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In May 2016, police collected DNA evidence from Clay after he was arrested on separate theft charges.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Radiolarians were visible throughout the book, which was published as separate volumes between 1899 and 1904 and finally as a complete edition in 1904 with one hundred full-page lithographs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Tim Hortons: Local business owner Naren Patel opened a new Tim Hortons coffeehouse and bakery in a Mt. Juliet convenience market earlier this year ahead of more freestanding locations in Middle Tennessee that include four in Wilson County.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Those two competitors also use a semi-freestanding Y frame in comparison to Durston's fully freestanding X frame.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Nov. 2024
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Administration officials heralded the law as liberation from the constant vulnerability of relying on chip-makers in Taiwan, a self-governing island only 100 miles off the Chinese coast that is claimed by Beijing.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2023
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Taiwan, a self-governing island that Beijing claims as its territory, is under growing pressure from China, which has not ruled out using force to seize control.—
Dan De Luce,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2023
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“Freeborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeborn. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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