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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
Some thralls were born into slavery because both of their parents were enslaved, or a freeborn man who had impregnated their enslaved mother declined to acknowledge the child.
—Neil Price, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2020
The early republican army was one of freeborn citizens, and even after the Marian reforms which opened up the army to the proletariat the Roman legions were draw from the citizenry.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2013
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
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
Tracy Schorn, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
Some thralls were born into slavery because both of their parents were enslaved, or a freeborn man who had impregnated their enslaved mother declined to acknowledge the child.
—Neil Price, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2020
The early republican army was one of freeborn citizens, and even after the Marian reforms which opened up the army to the proletariat the Roman legions were draw from the citizenry.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2013
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
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
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The parent of athlete representation businesses and the majority owner of TKO is going private in early 2025, in a deal led by Silver Lake with participation of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala and billionaire Michael Dell.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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The firm expects next year will also see five Nasdaq 100 companies and five nation states add bitcoin to their balance sheets or sovereign wealth funds.Ryan Browne,Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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According to India’s Annual Status of Education Report, an independent analysis, most 14-to-18-year-olds in rural regions were still struggling with basic division in 2023, and about a quarter of them with basic reading.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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At a time when playlists created by the company were becoming crucial sources of revenue for independent artists and labels, this was a troubling allegation.Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Aurora and other companies are working hard at making highway autonomous trucking a reality.Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The work of art is not a miraculously healing, autonomous object that finds its counterpoint in an awed and newly invigorated individual viewer.Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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And now that legions of fans have gotten to see the film, Grande and Erivo are feeling liberated, ready to answer the remaining burning questions about the production.Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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The wounds from discovering torture chambers and mass graves of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in the liberated territories were still fresh.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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But rather being pulled into single player like these other studios, Bungie is going back to pure PvP with Marathon, and a separate incubated project, Gummy Bears, a MOBA/Smash Bros. hybrid.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Last month, Crowley wrote a memo to Bass urgently requesting additional funds and expressing concerns that a separate $7 million cut in overtime funds could hinder fire response efforts.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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The series, which includes eight iterations with options for freestanding and semi-freestanding designs and one- to three-person sizes, was the brand’s longest and most expensive design project to date.Outside Online, Outside Online, 7 July 2021
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Certain aspects of the renovation were set in stone: the color palette was predetermined, and Hoese was firm on adding a freestanding tub.Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 28 May 2020
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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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Local nonprofit Safe Ground Sacramento was responsible for operating the camp, which was self-governed by residents.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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Council membership is entirely self-governed, vendor free, and prioritizes cross-industry members to ensure nuanced perspectives.Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Freeborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeborn. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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