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While we’re talking about pivotal moments in personal histories, nine years ago Deanté Gray was a rookie wide receiver for the Houston Texans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
"We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models," Amodei wrote in a post on his personal website.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Instead, the AI did what I hadn’t, and asked my friend to talk a bit more about her personal circumstances: What were the higher-level goals and values that shaped her decision-making?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Sack said the debate over glutathione "shifts the emphasis away from things that we know work" like giving firefighters access to good personal protective equipment.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“A personal essay. It was supposed to show him how much he means to me.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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
His backup, Jason Smith, followed the trend and sat the majority of the second half with four personals.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2018
The more junior typesetters leaded and shimmed the classifieds and personals and all the other advertisements that filled the inside pages.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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