personal
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Until Friday’s post, Lavigne kept much of her personal life away from the public eye since 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
The outage hit more than 70 countries, disrupting everything from business operations to government services and personal users.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
“But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct” shows up close and personal how movies can take over the mind and heart—and complete life—of a smart and talented man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
"The story thus far has been on Jensen Huang's personal foibles," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
All three of us have personal debit cards.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
See, for example, the wonderful sonnets that read like ads from a personals section: “A brother versed in spiritual calisthenics / And cowboy quiet seeks funny, lonesome, / Speculative or eye-glassed lass.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2018
“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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