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Sociopath is a bad word for it, because it implies some sort of born pathology.

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Quick take

British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of born gathered in one view.

noun

British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)

adjective

brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery"

adjective

being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for born.

noun

British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)

adjective

brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery"

adjective

being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"

Example sentences

Sociopath is a bad word for it, because it implies some sort of born pathology.

For some who need perspective:Right now, somewhere in the world, a child is being born into an uberly rich family.

I was born in the 70s and the US was the country you would run to to escape retribution for whistleblowing you did back home.

My grandfather was born in Abakan, and published several books on the history of the region.

In the larger hospital about 45 babies are born each day, and in the smaller hospital about 15 babies are born each day.

Maybe $150k sounds high to the typical person born and raised in the middle class, but that's pennies compared to the typical salaries in the true upper class.

It's an observation born out of intense personal frustration, of course, at having seen the same patterns over and over again.

Saying "Children aren't born smart" is equivalent to saying "Intelligence is determined entirely by one's environment", if I understand the claim correctly.

Most of them were born to a life where poverty, drugs, violence and lack of education all being concentrated in their environment led to them being systematically channeled into prison.

The most unfortunate in India are amongst the most fatalistic - they give up trying - after all, they never won the birth lottery by being born in Europe or the US, or even in a rich home in India - so why hope for social justice?

As someone born and raised in Michigan and whose partner was also born and raised in Michigan, my advice is that other than visiting grandparents and hiking and touring breweries, you will find your opportunities tremendously expanded by as quickly as possible getting the fuck out of Michigan.

I'd wager it's less than 40%.No, what typically happens is that an analyst or software dev notices someone's cool spreadsheet and says "hey, I can make something that does this job, but it'll be a LOT faster and I'll put the data up in the cloud and multiple people can access it at once and..."And that sounds great, so they get a little budget and a project is born.