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person

[pur-suhn] / ˈpɜr sən /


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It was very important to me that we hear from the daughters or his wife, that there’s a sense of a person in there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

When the New York Times asked Pratt if he had personally engaged a homeless person on the street, he wasn’t clear.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

I understand that you are a generous and kind person, but there are other ways to show that you care about your family without giving them money.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Here are some things a person with $970 billion could do with that amount of money:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

A person having a strong emotional reaction is going to "spike" a conductivity meter.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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