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person

[pur-suhn] / ˈpɜr sən /


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He is curious whether his initial results were flagged because he had an Apple watch and an iPad on his person while taking the first test.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The report said there has never been "a single store of records" relating to every service person, mainly because the Army, Navy and Royal Air Force were each run by separate government departments until 1964.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

AI has the ability to accelerate analysis and speed up work — but paradoxically, it’s lengthened the process of finding the right person for an open role in many cases.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Walt Whitman, who wrote this entire country into being in the first person, and signed his love letters to another man with a kiss.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

I wasn’t about to go over there and get it because then he would win: I’d have to see him in person and he’d hook me back in.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Grand jurys are composed of members of the public and convened by the US government to examine evidence and decide if there is enough to charge a person or persons with a crime.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

He said seven formal missing persons reports had been filed.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

San Bernardino Sheriffs issued a missing persons alert for a mother and daughter believed to be missing in the rugged San Gorgonio Wilderness area of the San Bernardino Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

The former requires all persons to respect the criminal and civil law while in a foreign nation, but ceases to bind them on their departure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

He would contact all the agencies that tracked missing persons in New Orleans.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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