persona
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Access to power became part of Chivayo's social-media persona.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She projects a likeable persona, but her candidacy inspires no one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
For just as long, critics have ripped into his eccentric on-stage persona; still, Thompson has enjoyed one of the longest-running residencies in Las Vegas, playing shows at the Luxor Hotel & Casino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Cosby’s conviction comes years after the diminishment of his power, long after Hollywood, and much of the populace, declared him persona non grata.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2018
And with the accent emerged a new persona, apologetic and self-abasing.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
To answer that question, you have to meet a couple of the other dramatis personae in this particular farce.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
As the mood of the nation sours on Silicon Valley’s vision for the future, Flock cameras and data centers have become personae non grata in several communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
She might “create a new persona,” as she says on “I Feel So Free,” but even her personae are versions of her true self.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
The WFP said directors of its Sudan operation were declared "personae non grata" and told to go within 72 hours, without explanation.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025
In the case of marrying, the dramatis personae include the person being married and the person doing the marrying.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
He had a number of different personas during his career including Pac, Adrian Neville and "The Man that Gravity Forgot".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
We all know that social-media personas can be misleading.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In “Everything’s Falling,” the Warning contends with self-imposed songwriting limits that boxed them in as children — and tear down old personas to reveal their continuous, however imperfect, process of growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ideological differences aside, the personas and careers of Messrs. Vance and Obama bear weird similarities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
As the guides usher me into a row, I scan the crowd around me and try to match up some of these people with their Warcross personas.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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Poetry: Literary Devices
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