personal
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Messi has claimed plenty of personal accolades in his career, but there is a Golden Boot-shaped gap next to the eight Ballon d'Or trophies in his cabinet.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
I know all your characters are going through some personal things, but if you were to transform into them for 24 hours, what would you do with that day?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The academics who weigh in—Timothy Naftali of Columbia; Leah Wright Rigueur of Johns Hopkins; Ibram X. Kendi of Howard University; Douglas Brinkley of Rice—often do so with a personal perspective on what’s important.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
This unpaid work is essential to families, communities and our economy — yet our retirement system still too often treats it like a personal detour instead of a shared reality.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Outrage etched Aunt Maud’s face at anybody blaring our personal business to the listening world.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing personal
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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