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personhood

[pur-suhn-hood] / ˈpɜr sənˌhʊd /


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The song is replete with questions large and small about personhood as Parton wonders what it means to truly live.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Then we decided to propose our parliament with 600,000 signatures that the Mar Menor needs to have rights and legal personhood."

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

"The transatlantic slave trade was a crime against humanity that struck at the core of personhood, broke up families, and devastated communities," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

Artists, acutely focused on the way we live now, can’t help paying close attention to the ramifications of AI not just in our work but in our notions of personhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

It felt oddly dispossessing, being handed this first legal proof of my personhood: until that moment, it had never occurred to me that proof was required.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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