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impersonal

[im-pur-suh-nl] / ɪmˈpɜr sə nl /


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"They give a voice, a personality, a face even, to a company that is cold and impersonal to many people," says Anthony Patterson, professor of marketing at Lancaster University Management School.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s recent brush with mortality reminds us how clearly his administration showed that people, not impersonal forces, make history—especially men of vision and courage like him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Where there was once an insistence on an impersonal space, there is now an acknowledgment that the therapist does not have to cloak their identity in a benign anonymity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Customer service felt a touch cold and impersonal — not entirely unexpected at a hotel this busy.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

It was as though by keeping this room impersonal, by not importing her intimate belongings but leaving them mingled with those of her husband, she lessened the offense of not sharing his quarters.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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