persona
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He now flaunts that wealth through his boisterous public persona.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
During the hearing, the Tates' attorneys also tried to convince the judge that Andrew Tate's online persona was just a character and did not reflect who he was as a person, according to CBS News.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mr. Netanyahu, arms crossed, was quieter than his public persona would lead one to expect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The persona pivot comes just in time for a 10th studio album, which the star seems to be hinting at.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
For almost six years he had been persona non grata.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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 fantasy that every bad man would get his due, with the violent ones in jail and the manipulative ones made personae non grata, has not played out.
From Slate ● May 29, 2024
A generous way to describe Oliver’s changing personae would be “code switching”; less-forgiving nomenclature might also be accurate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
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
To seem more believable, real human workers were mixed in with the bots -- roughly one human for every three AI personas -- handling things the AI couldn't, like video calls.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Tates have denied all the allegations and say their online personas are not their real personalities.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Millions of us toggle so frequently between our real lives and the well-curated fantasyland of our social media personas that it’s scrambled our neural pathways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Their conversation explores characters who hide their true nature behind carefully constructed personas, the role of technology in enabling obsession and revenge, and the social rituals that define contemporary London.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Harder even than Miig or Minerva; their personas were clear.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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