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person

[pur-suhn] / ˈpɜr sən /


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A flurry of such cases involving top Chinese researchers and prestigious scientific journals has made Geng a celebrity in China and perhaps the nation’s most powerful person in medical science.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

“The three daily meals that CoreCivic provides at California City Detention Facility are the bare minimum to keep a person alive,” they wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

"Before I was such a busy, adventurous, outgoing person and now it has completely changed my life," she said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Only once did the changes taking place in Germany reach inside the little shop on the Barteljorisstraat, and that was in the person of a young German watchmaker.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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