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persona

[per-soh-nuh] / pərˈsoʊ nə /


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She was merry about her public persona and invented a Dolly who would be famous forever and stuck with it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

And there you go, trying to make the “love is love” ethos of her public persona into something like a personal politics.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

Fonda was persona non-grata in many parts of the country for her anti-Vietnam War activism.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The online persona Cyberleek appears to be closely associated with the ongoing leaks, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

“You seem to get along,” a pastel persona tells you.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

To answer that question, you have to meet a couple of the other dramatis personae in this particular farce.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

But it is in fact a generic program for implementing various scripts, or personae, the most famous of them being Doctor.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

In one respect, the dramatis personae in Kananaskis helps.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2025

In this unfiltered, unvarnished portrait of the artist, Sheff succeeds magnificently in bringing one of popular music’s most divisive and misunderstood personae to life.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2025

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

US government lawyers pushed back against the brothers' claims that they had exaggerated their wealth to massage their online personas.

From BBC Aug. 28, 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

In the coming months, users will also have the ability to report artist profiles as potential AI personas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Granted, neither Gallego nor Murphy have alienated their constituencies with these ideas, but it’s a far cry from their personas when they were first elected.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

Harder even than Miig or Minerva; their personas were clear.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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