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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
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And how is attacking Venezuela with impunity any different from any other dictator plundering sovereign countries?—
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The customer list reads like a who’s who of global enterprise, with Novo Nordisk, the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund — the world’s largest — plus Bridgewater, Stripe, and Slack, all running Claude at scale.—
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Compute, sensors, steering, braking, and charging systems are all integrated into a unified autonomy stack rather than operating as independent subsystems.—
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Camera Cinemas — the independent outfit led by Jack NyBlom, Jim Zuur and Dennis Skaggs — came in, renovated and added four auditoriums and reopened in July 2002 with a combo of first-run blockbusters and independent movies.—
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This aerial view shows icebergs floating in the waters beaten down by the sun with buildings in the background off Nuuk, Greenland, on March 11, 2025, on the day of Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory, legislative elections.—
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The goal is to create autonomous digital twins capable of real-time engineering design and continuous optimization.—
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The film was notable for its liberated portrayal of sexuality, including a famous scene of Bardot dancing, which also expanded the popularity of French cinema around the world.—
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And God Created Woman had a major impact on the liberated screen romances of the next decade, including those made by the French New Wave.—
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The freed people were forced out of Mercer County.—
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Over 150 of the freed prisoners were deported to Egypt.—
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The 25-year-old Chiefs receiver appears in a separate photo posted to the same Instagram account.—
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While donated blood is called whole blood, stewards of the blood supply will split and spin blood into separate bags with just red blood cells or with the plasma.—
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Patel has moved forward on several more freestanding locations that include one now open in Donelson.—
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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.—
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Taiwan has been self-governed since 1949, after Nationalist forces fled to the island following their defeat by Chinese Communist powers.—
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Overcrowded, under-resourced, and often effectively self-governed, these facilities have long served as incubators where armed groups recruit, reorganize, and expand their influence.—
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“Freeborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeborn. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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