date of birth
noun phrase
: the month, day, and year a person was born : birth date
Give your full name and date of birth.
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There were no dates of birth or death, but a manuscript of sixty-seven short pieces for solo mandolin or violin had been unearthed from archives in recent years.
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Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
The federal government had specifically requested voters’ full names, dates of birth, residential addresses, and state driver’s license numbers, or the final four digits of Social Security numbers.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The Justice Department has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia seeking to force release of the data, which includes dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.
—Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
That process includes submitting basic information like your name, home address, date of birth and Social Security number to be added to a national database.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
To fill out the form, men are required to provide their full name, home address, date of birth and Social Security number.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Have your social security card, name, address and date of birth handy.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
For nearly a year, the DOJ has been making unprecedented demands for sensitive voter data from most states — including voters' driver's license numbers, partial Social Security numbers, dates of birth and addresses — that some say violate privacy law.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
The information the department is requesting would include information such as full name, date of birth, address, driver’s license and the last four digits of a Social Security numbers.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
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Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
The federal government had specifically requested voters’ full names, dates of birth, residential addresses, and state driver’s license numbers, or the final four digits of Social Security numbers.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The Justice Department has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia seeking to force release of the data, which includes dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.
—Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
That process includes submitting basic information like your name, home address, date of birth and Social Security number to be added to a national database.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
To fill out the form, men are required to provide their full name, home address, date of birth and Social Security number.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Have your social security card, name, address and date of birth handy.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
For nearly a year, the DOJ has been making unprecedented demands for sensitive voter data from most states — including voters' driver's license numbers, partial Social Security numbers, dates of birth and addresses — that some say violate privacy law.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
The information the department is requesting would include information such as full name, date of birth, address, driver’s license and the last four digits of a Social Security numbers.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Date of birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20of%20birth. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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