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personality

[pur-suh-nal-i-tee] / ˌpɜr səˈnæl ɪ ti /


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A new study published in JNeurosci explores how brief bursts of sleep like brain activity during wakefulness affect a person's ability to stay focused.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Consumer credit expert John Ulzheimer said in July that liens can complicate a person’s ability to obtain a mortgage or a company’s chances of securing lines of credit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

On the whole, Americans don’t do that, largely believing that age and infirmity only matter if they impede on a person’s ability to do their job.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

“I started to see a trend where the cost of care was beyond the average person’s ability to afford it,” says Koenig.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

Meanwhile, in the world of text messages, ignorance of grammar and punctuation obviously doesn’t affect a person’s ability to communicate messages such as “C U later”.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author




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