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as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
an inborn talent for dancing
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as in genetic
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
certain instincts are inborn in mice
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Recent Examples of inborn
Solo play, though accounted for in development, is a sort of ultra-challenge mode that most players are not going to be able to do at all, especially with no inborn self-revive, even one instance.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Platt notes that this change in approach came at a time when popular ideas about race were shifting toward a focus on inborn, genetic differences.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 28 Jan. 2025
The biggest concern, according to eugenicists, was that these antisocial tendencies were inborn—that genes for crime and poverty were being smuggled into the country in the blood of immigrants.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Her looks and style seem inborn.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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The risks inherent in the LBO structure are exacerbated by the amount of debt PSKY must incur, its current financial position and future prospects, as well as the lengthy period to close the transaction – which PSKY itself estimates to be 12-18 months following signing.—
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Seen through this lens, every person possesses inherent dignity and value.—
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Using ancestral sequence reconstruction, which reconstructs ancient proteins from modern genetic data, the team resurrected cannabinoid-producing enzymes from early cannabis ancestors.—
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There are a few tests, including a corneal razor scraping, swabbing or biopsy that can be processed in a lab via culturing or a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which diagnose based on the organism’s genetic information, experts said.—
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The company’s proprietary Safe+ solid-state platform, combined with its in-situ sub-micron industrial film deposition (ISFD) technology, is designed to boost energy density while improving intrinsic safety by replacing traditional liquid electrolytes.—
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Someone with the virginal purity of a political outsider and the intrinsic capability of an insider who’s spent decades cutting deals and keeping the government wheels spinning.—
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In 2025, researchers demonstrated that gene therapy could restore hearing in people born with a specific form of hereditary deafness caused by mutations in the OTOF gene.—
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For example, scholars have shown that authoritarian regimes that rely on hereditary succession tend to be more stable.—
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Win on third down Extending drives on offense and cutting them short on defense will be integral.—
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Greenland holds strategic importance Greenland had been a colony of the Danish kingdom for hundreds of years, becoming an integral part in 1953.—
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In addition to its inherited Cedar Fair parks, Six Flags still operates some of the most popular amusement parks in the country, from California's Six Flags Magic Mountain to Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, Six Flags Over Texas, and Six Flags Over Georgia.—
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The last thing an inherited home or property should bring about is unnecessary stress or financial strain.—
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The brain is composed mainly of fat, including omega-3 fatty acids and cholesterol, which are essential for maintaining brain cell structure and function.—
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That’s why investing in a plush, comfortable duvet insert or comforter is essential for creating a cozy oasis to start the new year off well-rested.—
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“Inborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inborn. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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