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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actually born" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the reality or truth of someone's birth, often in contrast to a metaphorical or figurative context.
Example: "Despite the rumors, he was actually born in a small town in Ohio."
Alternatives: "truly born" or "genuinely born".
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"In most circumstances, if a child was not actually born alive, then homicide charges are not possible.
Or weren't actually born.
Obama was actually born in Hawaii.
That Leonard Cohen wasn't actually born here?
"I was actually born in El Paso.
"I was actually born in this room," she said, laughing.
So two of his siblings were actually born in Mexico.
I avoided the question of where I was actually born.
Most of us are actually born feeling entitled to our parents' care.
Raised in England by adoptive parents, Alison Larkin was actually born in America.
He was actually born György Dobó in a corner of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1908.
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