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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Enter your name, date of birth and other relevant information to verify your age.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Provide proof of identity (usually SSN, date of birth and address).
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The bots would impersonate beneficiaries, using dates of birth and other information that can be found on the internet, to try to change the beneficiaries’ bank-routing information and steal their benefits.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
That paperwork includes filling out the voter’s name, residence, mailing address, date of birth, party preference and a certification that the voter is a citizen.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Agents asked each worker for their Social Security number, date of birth and other identifying information, the employee said.
—Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Other records include audio recordings from the criminal investigation of Epstein in Florida, including what appeared to be an interview with a victim whose name and date of birth were edited out.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The data includes names, addresses, dates of birth, emails, phone numbers and even national identity numbers, plenty for attackers to pore over.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The database includes applicant names, place and date of birth, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and parents' names — along with the Social Security numbers.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 26 Aug. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Provide proof of identity (usually SSN, date of birth and address).
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The bots would impersonate beneficiaries, using dates of birth and other information that can be found on the internet, to try to change the beneficiaries’ bank-routing information and steal their benefits.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
That paperwork includes filling out the voter’s name, residence, mailing address, date of birth, party preference and a certification that the voter is a citizen.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Agents asked each worker for their Social Security number, date of birth and other identifying information, the employee said.
—Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Other records include audio recordings from the criminal investigation of Epstein in Florida, including what appeared to be an interview with a victim whose name and date of birth were edited out.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The data includes names, addresses, dates of birth, emails, phone numbers and even national identity numbers, plenty for attackers to pore over.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The database includes applicant names, place and date of birth, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and parents' names — along with the Social Security numbers.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Date of birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/date%20of%20birth. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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