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nativities

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plural of nativity

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the act or instance of being born my father and grandparents were proud observers of my nativity

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After Minnesota beat Michigan for the first time since 2014, Fleck blurted in the on-field postgame interview that his feelings that day trailed only the births of his children and his wedding on the list of best life experiences.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
In New York, the city had about 110,000 births in 2019 and fewer than 100,000 a year since 2020.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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