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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 foreign sovereign debt is now one of Latin America’s largest, at more than four hundred billion dollars.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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The yield on the country’s 10-year sovereign bond quickly sank to 6.74% after the release, from around 6.8%.Lim Hui Jie,Matt Clinch, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Frank Yeary, independent chair of Intel’s board, will become interim executive chair.Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kennedy, who ran for the Democratic nomination then as an independent candidate before dropping out and endorsing Trump, espouses debunked views on public health—including skepticism about the efficacy of childhood vaccines and the Covid-19 vaccine.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Its recent campaign, AI 2030, asks world leaders to endorse AI safety commitments such as banning fully autonomous weapons of destruction.Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Fully autonomous planes could be coming to a flight near you—and that’s not a good thing.David Meyer, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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The images of liberated Syrians are as moving as the images of Germans after the Berlin Wall came down.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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More mass and individual graves, torture chambers and other evidence of atrocities were uncovered in the liberated territories in Kharkiv region.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
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The area features 12 separate spots to get your fill, and every local’s got their own ideas about which is best.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Maybe that will come in 2027 when Sam Mendes plans to release four separate, interwoven movies about the members of the Beatles, each told from the perspective of a different band member.Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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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 18 Dec. 2024.
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