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person

[pur-suhn] / ˈpɜr sən /


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Yang: We are experiencing something in an acute way that I think everyone is experiencing, which is we are seeing ourselves in the third person.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“You are going to have to do this one. I will explain why in person in a few,” wrote another.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

This helps explain why he can’t disregard her criticism the way any normal person might shrug off slights from someone they don’t respect.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

In Westminster, where between 69% and 72% of thefts from the person and personal robberies each week involve phones, there has been a reduction of 45.8% so far this year.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“You think that Philip Arnold DuBois and Shea are the same person? This man has a secret family? He’s a bigamist?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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