personal
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis releases the personal consumption expenditures price index for August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Lee's office said it would be an expansion of earlier assistance which was comprised of non-lethal items including helmets, personal armour and medical equipment.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
After three weeks, he added, there’s a 40% chance that a user has shared their personal credit card with their Instinct agent.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
A partita is a musical work made of different pieces and variations, and the book charts Livia’s attempt to form something whole, if inconsistent, from the clashing elements of her personal history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Thank you. I’m wrestling with a very personal quandary, you see. I’ve received a message that I don’t quite understand. It’s simply a word, but I don’t think the word itself is the message.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Krzyzewski elected to keep Williams and guard Jeremy Roach, also with four personals, on the floor.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2022
As a result, sites like Craigslist removed their entire online personals sections.
From The Verge ● Oct. 17, 2019
John had recently moved to the city and was getting to know his new home: mainly, he says, by answering personals ads in the newspaper.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2019
“There were pages and pages of personals, mine was the only one to say wedding planner. I got lovely young couples who were having trouble planning their weddings.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2019
“Two nights ago, when I got up tae—” he hesitated, glancing at Denna, “—attend tae moi personals, I saw lights off tae the north. A big wash o’ blue flame.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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