persons
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“We have no need to sit face to face with such unreliable and hostile persons who refuse to abandon their policy of confrontation while talking about dialogue,” she said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Violation of the orders would "attract suitable legal action", police said Thursday, but added that they would allow "selected persons" to gather at a "suitable place".
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Men and boys constituted the majority of reported missing persons.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The proposed deal, he said, would also limit the use of plate readers to criminal investigations, missing persons cases and other “serious public safety matters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Certainly two men, Iasus and Schoenius, are each called the father of Atalanta, but then it often happens in old stories that different names are given to unimportant persons.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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